Well, I guess one of the reasons putting me into that field is because I was lazy! yea, it's true! I was lazy to do the photo retouching, setting up the lightings and backdrops. Also, I didn't like to deal with the people who have different opinions, which I felt bothered, but, that's not the main reason.
Remember when I first approached to the front line in photojournalism, it gave me a feeling of aspiration, which leaded to the society intensively, and there was no other photographic fields would never give me. The authenticity of the photojournalistic images could have the power to affect the world (at least in my home town), and that is the biggest issue which keeps me self-motivated to produce images that could have impacts to my community.
Regarding to the authenticity of an image, nowadays, photo retouching plays an important role in the multimedia industries, which generate a problematic phenomenon. lots of ads and magazines they use the photographs with high-degree manipulation producing plenty of seductive human figures in order to induce viewers or readers and increase the consumer sentiment. However, is it right to create a perfect body image without an authenticity? Is it right to create a 'beauty trend' or 'standard of beauty' by using photo manipulating technology? I think now is the right time for us to rethink of this issue.