This is Jonathan Yeap, a photographer whom I met briefly for a few hours in a work shadowing programme organized by Lian He Zao Bao’s Student Correspondent Photographers’ committee.

Hoped to gain some experience by trying to tag along side by side with a local media photojournalist, but Jonathan was right when he told me, “Wrong event to shadow, man....” Indeed,the assignment we were covering was slow, calm and expectant. Didn’t really gain much out of the shoot.

But it was really worthwhile to meet a photographer like him, who is as excited about photojournalism as I am. It was a joy talking to him and asking him about work life as a photojournalist in the local news media. It seems like the challenges he faces each day as a photojournalist at work is almost the same as the challenges I face when I shoot for citynews.

The challenge of trying to capture enough relevant shots that are print-worthy is constantly pounding in every photographers’ head. Sometimes, even the writers themselves do not have a picture that they want in mind and we as photographers have to make smart decisions in our choice of shots. We are always constantly asking this question, “If there’s one photo that would speak of the entire event, what would that photo be?”

The next day I went to purchase a copy of Lian He Zao Bao to look for the article photo posted and compared it with my shots. The shots I took were quite similar I must say.

Hope to work with him again by any chance. You can view Jonathan Yeap’s works at http://www.jonyeap.com/ , you’ll see a different side of him out of his working life.