This post is part of a series that charts the history of photography since the 1900s. The series takes a decade by decade look at how the skills a photographer needs have changed in light of technological, economic, and societal change.
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What skills does a photographer need today? The 1980s.
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Nan Goldin
Continue readingWhat skills does a photographer need today? The 1970s.
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Mick Rock
Continue readingWhat skills does a photographer need today? The 1960s.
This post is part of a series that charts the history of photography since the 1900s. The series takes a decade by decade look at how the skills a photographer needs have changed in light of technological, economic and societal change.
Street Photography
Continue readingWhat skills does a photographer need today? The 1950s.
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Richard Avedon and Portraiture
Continue readingWhat skills does a photographer need today? The 1940s.
This post is part of a series that charts the history of photography since the 1900s. The series takes a decade by decade look at how the skills a photographer needs have changed in light of technological, economic and societal change.
Henri Cartier-Bresson and Photojournalism
Continue readingWhat skills does a photographer need today? The 1930s
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Surrealism
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This week I finally completed the HNC in Photography and handed in my portfolio. I’ve been studying part time for the last two years or so. Overall, it’s been an enjoyable course and I’ve learned a lot. It always feels a little strange when you complete something you’ve been immersed in for a couple of years. On the one hand, I felt relieved to finally finish it, but on the other I felt a little sad that it’s over too.
Continue readingWhat skills does a photographer need today? The 1920s.
This post is part of a series that charts the history of photography since the 1900s. The series takes a decade by decade look at how the skills a photographer needs have changed in light of technological, economic and societal change.
Documentary Photography
Continue readingWhat skills does a photographer need today? The 1910s.
This post is part of a series that charts the history of photography since the 1900s. The series takes a decade by decade look at how the skills a photographer needs have changed in light of technological, economic and societal change.