Behind the Lens, Beyond the Byline
The camera never lies. And, the reporter’s notebook captures what the lens cannot.
I learned that truth lurks behind every photograph and story, in press pits and newsrooms where we brave storms and chase breaking news.
As a writer, I have spent much of my career alongside photographers—from my first byline as a young campus journalist to building stories and bridges between Philippine newsrooms and the international news circuit in Qatar.
Behind the Lens, Beyond the Byline explores Darlene Regis’ journey alongside Filipino photojournalists in Cebu, Tacloban and Qatar, and how photography shaped her understanding of journalism, storytelling and visual truth.