Today, Luke Hendry, a reporter and photographer came to discuss the print and photo portion of our media experience. He had taken broadcast and photojournalism courses at Humberg and Loyalist College. Between 1996 and 2006 Luke has worked for the Toronto Star and the Bancroft Times, has done freelance jobs, and currently works with the Intelligencer and Loyalist’s local paper, the Pioneer.
As a reporter/photographer, you are making the public aware of whats going on whether it be on the other side of town, or the other side of the world. You get to meet new people and learn new things everyday. You get to see the best and worst of society and you’ll never know what kind of pictures you will be taking. The hours are rough, you are driving somewhere all the time and the work can be straining on personal relationships when you are always trying to meet deadlines.
Although being a photographer sounds like a pretty tough job, it sounds like if you really have an interest in it, the experience is worth it. I wouldn’t want to work for a newspaper or be a reporter, but photography does interest me and looking further into the photojournalism program seems like a possibilty.
As a reporter/photographer, you are making the public aware of whats going on whether it be on the other side of town, or the other side of the world. You get to meet new people and learn new things everyday. You get to see the best and worst of society and you’ll never know what kind of pictures you will be taking. The hours are rough, you are driving somewhere all the time and the work can be straining on personal relationships when you are always trying to meet deadlines.
Although being a photographer sounds like a pretty tough job, it sounds like if you really have an interest in it, the experience is worth it. I wouldn’t want to work for a newspaper or be a reporter, but photography does interest me and looking further into the photojournalism program seems like a possibilty.
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