The relationship between video and investigation had intriguingly driven me to the realm of photography from a journalistic angle in particular.
The Arab media’s dilemma is partly attributed to the failure of photographers to be well-versed with the subject matter they are tasked with shooting, and they even refrain from requesting a briefing of the same to help decide on the mode of photography, and that is why there is a fractured relationship between photographers and journalists in the Arab world.
I was often in a dilemma facing disparity between the video and the voice-over or the commentary on the subject that I write.
As the video has a duty to speak for itself, I find myself inclined to carry a camera to shoot my own investigation, and thus, shun any discrepancies between the content of the script and what the camera shows.
I plunged into photography which turned to be a gratifying discipline per se, and not a mere joyful complement to the script.
