Nationalism in Sports Photos (Semiotic Analysis of Football Sports Journalistic Photos on Peksi Cahyo’s Instagram)

This study aims to see the meaning of nationalism in the photojournalism of football sports on Peksi Cahyo's Instagram. As we know Instagram is a social media that is made attractively using publication technology that is very easy and scalable. Instagram's presence allows people to express their ideas to be creative. Meanwhile, photography is an art that is reflected in a photo. Photography and Instagram are very closely related because Instagram is used to publish photo works. This study uses a qualitative approach using the semiotic analysis method of Roland Barthes to see the meaning of nationalism in soccer photos. The results showed that the denotative meaning of the photo was the meaning of an athlete's struggle to defend the country and make the country proud. The meaning of the connotation of the photo is to want a sense of love and belonging to the country. And the meaning of the symbols of nationalism from the photo is that there are many symbols of nationalism such as the eagle which has a big and strong meaning. The Indonesian flag which in red means bold and the white color means holy. The facial expressions that sing the Indonesia Raya song have the meaning of national unity and integrity. Also visible are the gesture of respect and the red and white colors that are characteristic of the Indonesian state.