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# The Pros Do Not Own Photography
- URL: https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/the-pros-do-not-own-photography/
- Published: 2013-03-05T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-03-05T06:00:00.000Z
- Author: CJ Chilvers
- Tags: photography, amateur, pro, going amateur

But you’d never knew based on the debates they have. This is an actual question appearing on the Society of Publication Designer's [website](http://www.spd.org/2013/02/dashwood-books.php?ref=cjchilvers.com), from an interview with David Strettell, and highlighted on the popular [A Photo Editor blog](http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2013/03/01/people-today-post-their-amateur-pictures-on-instagram-tumblr-and-facebook-is-this-good-for-photography/?ref=cjchilvers.com):

> “People today post their amateur pictures on Instagram, Tumblr, and Facebook. Is this good for photography?”

Of course, the interviewee properly brushed off the question, but it’s a pervasive arrogance in every niche of professional photography. I particularly like this part of his response:

> “It’s the one art form that everybody is capable of performing flawlessly.”

He’s so right.