Professional photography - a career on track for extinction? | Gatis Rozenfelds | TEDxRiga

It seems that photographers are simply becoming glorified tripods. Or are they? As cameras become increasingly smart, it begs the question - what, then, is the use of the person standing behind it? Focus and exposure are already automated, and choosing to take the shot is not far off. Gatis Rozenfelds dives deep into what it means to be a professional photographer in a world where the gear is making increasingly more decisions. Gatis is a famous Latvian commercial photographer and entrepreneur. In 1999 and at the age of 22, Gatis created his first advertising campaign. In 2005, he founded Photo Agency F64 - an agency that focused on news. For the past 13 years the largest Latvian media companies have been seeking out the services of F64 and they keep providing excellent work from magazine covers and commercials to photo reports from various locations in Latvia and abroad. For the past 3 years, Gatis has been the creative director at Picture Agency and keeps creating impressive visual projects. As most Latvians do, Gatis also has a special connection with the sea. His hobby - sailing, fits well with his spirit of leadership and creativity. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@RiazOozeer]

i think it's not in extinction. Those who are still doing this, are doing it secretly. I don't think the need and passion to capture moments will ever fade. It might change form but will never die. enjoyed the talk! thanks!

[@andrefelixstudio2833]

A professional photographer is a person who gets paid to take photographs because they take them better than anybody else I’ve always thought that there should be a license to be a professional photographer to keep the riffraff out!

[@tarekbski]

I still don’t know what this was supposed to be about.

[@alyahyai]

Why this is even on Tedtalks!

[@govindsankar9788]

Why?

[@PedroMachadoBorges]

8:29 bye phone

[@CabeJefferies]

Great talk, very powerful.

[@NWind-go9qn]

People who left negative comments likely do not get the depth of photography a a medium for art and communication… too bad for them.

[@superb63amg94]

What a waste of my time. I want back my 19 minutes. 😡

[@nsnpixels]

I was skeptical and confused looking at this title in 2023. Looking at the comments I'm not gonna waste my time watching this as well.

[@doomelements4679]

Deceiving title and a waste of time.

[@rocketmagenta95]

la peor charla de ted que escuche

[@alexwashere5279]

As the kids say "Yeah, no"

[@tejaskumar3167]

🤝🙋‍♂️

[@kristapsbicans2624]

pateicoties šitam čuvakam man ir mājasdarbs angļu valodā :C