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What It Means To Be A Photographer

June 16, 2019 • Rachel Reeves & Deon Joubert • Season 1 • Episode 2

We’re knighting photographers in this episode of Orms Air, will you make the cut? Join us, Deon Joubert and Rachel Reeves as we shed some (much opinionated) light on what it really means to be a photographer, provide some clarity to the labelling process and talk the influence of camera tech on creative work.

In this episode, Deon references the following articles:

Everyone is Taking Photos, Now, What Makes Someone ‘A Photographer’? by Udi Tirosh via DIY Photography
What Makes a Photographer a Photographer? by Samantha Chrysanthou via oopoomoo
What Makes a Photographer? by Jayphen Simpson via Peta Pixel

In this episode, Rachel references the following articles:

The Fallacy of Talent by Alpha Whiskey via Photography Life
19th Annual Travel Photo Contest: Official Rules via The Washington Post
and mentions photographer Dale Yudelman and his Life Under Democracy photo series which can be found here.

In this episode, producer Jess Semple references

the following interview with Martin Scorsese on the Importance of Visual Literacy.

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