Chapter 7 The Twenty-First Century Professional Photographer
AS I HAVE ALREADY mentioned, if you are a student of photography today and less than twenty-five years of age you are often referred to as a ‘digital native,’ someone who was born and raised within a digital world. This gives you a fantastic advantage over anyone born before the birth of the global digital revolution. Why? Because you do not need to relearn anything: you do not have to unlearn old ways of doing things, and you have been educated through digital technology. Yet the role of the professional photographer in the twenty-first century requires more than just digital awareness. That’s why I decided to start this chapter with a quotation by one of the greatest photographers ...
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