Category: MY PHOTO JOURNEY

  • Is photography an ‘art’, a ‘science’, or a ‘humanity’?

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    Art, science, and the humanities are not three neat kinds of subject. They name three broad ways of making sense of the world. Photography can occupy all three spaces. What is an art? An art is a form of purposeful making in which choices of form, medium, selection, and arrangement create an experience that exceeds…

  • Continuing Professional Development and the Dual Professional in Photographic Education

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    Continuing professional development (CPD) matters in any profession because past skill cannot guarantee current competence. Knowledge shifts, tools change, ethical concerns emerge, and the needs of those we serve develop. For photographic educators, however, CPD carries added weight because they often work as dual professionals. They must sustain skill and judgement both as photographers and…