This essay discusses objectives and methods in proceeding visual literacy education in basic photography curriculum in visual communication design education. The first paragraph gives the explanation of motives. The following writing focuses on suggestion of improving photography education for the purpose of constructing local photographic culture, which is taken as the mission of photography education. The improvement methods is based on the discussion of visual literacy education. In the end of this essay, we try to outline the learning objectives, content and education methods of basic photography curriculum.