As a photojournalist for Xinhua News Agency, Zhou Ke's professional passion and desire for innovation are very important to him. On a cold morning on January 30, 2010, he came to the Nanchang Railway Station to cover the Spring Festival. On that day, he decided to switch to a telephoto lens, hoping to show the expression of the traveler returning home from a different angle. During the filming, he noticed a young mother carrying a large bag on her shoulder, a worn backpack in her left hand, and an infant child in her right hand. Due to the weight, the mother's body tilted forward and moved forward, and Zhou Ke immediately squatted down and filmed this moment with the camera. Coincidentally, at the very moment when he pressed the shutter, the mother suddenly raised her head and looked ahead, her eyes determined. This ** has become Zhou Ke's representative work, and it also made him famous as a "photo".
The photo, titled "Child, Mom Takes You Home", won the 2011 China Press Photo Gold Award and the 21st China News Award, and Zhou Ke became a high-profile photojournalist. However, he was not satisfied, and he began to track down the protagonist in **, hoping to meet her again. After a long time of searching and inquiry, finally on January 20, 2021, Zhou Ke and the "Spring Festival Mother" Bamu Yubumu reunited for the first time. During the meeting, he was saddened to learn that the mother's baby had tragically died. However, he insisted on continuing to follow up on the report, hoping to understand the current situation of Bamu Yubumu's life. On February 8, 2021, the two met again, and this was their third reunion. Knowing that Bamu Yubumu and her husband did not have to go out to work this year and were able to support their family at home, Zhou Ke was happy and relieved for her.
Since Zhou Ke joined Xinhua News Agency in 2007, he has undergone many transformations and explorations. He has worked as a photojournalist, ** reporter, and text reporter, juggling multiple types of reporting. In the past ten years of work, he has published more than 1,500 manuscripts, tens of thousands of manuscripts, and more than 600 manuscripts, of which dozens of manuscripts have been approved by leading comrades, and have won many China News Awards and provincial and ministerial news awards, and won honors such as "Outstanding Communist Party Member" and "Outstanding Party Worker". He constantly strives to improve his professional ability, deeply studies the laws of communication, and always looks back on his own study path with gratitude.
Zhou Ke, a graduate of the School of Journalism at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, said that his alma mater's rigorous style and strict requirements have laid a solid foundation for his career. He sent a message to the younger students that at any time, we must have the belief to study to the end, so that the name of Huake people will be more resounding. He believes that the strength of his alma mater and the education of the college have helped him a lot in his studies and career development.
As the vice president of the Shenzhen branch of Xinhua News Agency, Zhou Ke constantly pursues progress and innovation in his work. He said that Xinhua News Agency is the mouthpiece of the party and the mainstream of the country, and as a journalist, he should keep in mind his social responsibility, uphold the principles of objectivity, fairness, truthfulness and credibility, and provide accurate information and in-depth reports for the society.
He believes that the future development will be more diversified and digital, and he will keep up with the pace of the times, use new technologies and new platforms, create more influential works, and make greater contributions to Xinhua News Agency and journalism.
In general, by pursuing and reporting the story of the "Spring Festival Mother", Zhou Ke showed the image of an excellent photojournalist who is dedicated, persistent, and loves his career. His professional passion and desire to innovate, as well as his commitment to social responsibility, are worth learning and learning from. At the same time, he also used his typical experience to convey the spirit of Huake people and the educational power of his alma mater to the younger students. I look forward to him continuing to shine in the work of Xinhua News Agency and making more contributions to journalism.