Of course not all photographs have to depect pain and/or tragedy to be compelling...

This photo was shot during a junior fire fighters class at a local community college. After four days of classroom studies on fire prevention and safety, this young boy was the first in line to try on some real fire fighter gear.

The question is...
Does anyone else here find these photographs compelling, and does anyone here find photojournalism to be an art unto itself? Why, or why not?