In the past, cameras were rare and expensive and mediums of mass communication were restricted. As a result, photojournalism was not something open to everyone. However nowadays, with more people having a camera-installed mobile phone than not, along with access to the worldwide web, photojournalism is easily practiceable by all. Its accessibility does not undermine its importance, however; rather, photojournalism provides a way for people to see and communicate with the world differently.

   
▲ Photographs on exhibit, all the work of student members of BOSA.
 
The photojournalism club under the Korea University (KU) School of Media and Communication, BOSA, is one of its oldest. With its long tradition, it serves as a link between old media and new media, theory and execution, as well as older students with younger students.
 
BOSA aims to capture the world around us in a frame, and through that frame analyze the inner depths of our society. The exhibition thus aims to puzzle out what is the veritable “truth” and through what perspective people must view society. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. Photographs speak for themselves and they have a strange way of moving people, in a way that is completely different from the power of text. It is based on this understanding that BOSA photographed mostly politically controversial issues, such as the Agency for National Security and Planning (ANSP) scandal, minimum wage protests, and candlelight demonstrations.
 
The 37th photojournalism exhibition of BOSA went on from November 4 to November 8 in the lobby of the School of Media and Communication. For people who love photojournalism, the 38th BOSA exhibition will definitely be something to look forward to.
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