The First Amendment seen through my eyes

The First Amendment: 

    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. 

   This one statement means so much to so many people, and for each person a different reason. 

   In my eyes this is a statement that will protect me in my future, even more than it does already. See, in my future I plan to be a photojournalist. In this field the First Amendment helps us tell the public the truth under almost any circumstance. 

   The press faces challenges regarding the First Amendment every day; sometimes for videotaping, other times just for taking pictures. As long as you follow the rules and stay where you are supposed to be, the only thing you should have to think about is ethics. 

  To me the most important part of this amendment is freedom of speech because without it the others just seem irrelevant. Without the freedom to say what we want, to express our opinions and do without consequence, do we really have freedom?