Taking a news photograph has two obvious characters: actuality and instancy. The former embodies objectivity and reality. But the latter is a basic character of taking a news photograph and is the chief content of this investigation too.

• 新闻摄影有纪实性和瞬间性两个突出特征,纪实性是客观和真实的体现,瞬间性则是新闻摄影的基本特征也是本文的主要研究内容。