Photography VS Photojournalism

I used to think that Photography and Photojournalism were the same thing; that a mere picture taking was already photography.

Last Wednesday, I had my Photojournalism Class under our multi-talented professor, Prof. Elvert Dela Cruz Bañares. That very day, I realized the difference between photography and photojournalism.

Photojournalism is not just about capturing beauty. It is capturing the TRUTH.
In photojournalism, you don't capture a noun; You capture a VERB.

Being a photojournalist is very diffucult. You have to be ALERT and always ON THE GO in order to capture a story. Keep in mind that your photo may be a visual representation of an event, or may even become an evidence for some instances.

I tried to be a photojournalist for a day when Prof. Bañares gave us a task about capturing events or interesting happenings around us. Indeed, it was very difficult to be a photojournalist especially when you want to capture a VERB. The photo becomes blurred when your subject tends to move. But as they say, "Practice makes perfect". I may not took the most beatiful, wonderful and eye-candy photos during our first activity, but maybe soon I will be able to. Besides, that's the main reason why I am taking the subject, right? To be able to be an effective photojournalist. :)