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The Professional Photographer Is a Problem Solver

A photograph is a set of problems solved in a particular order. The photographer solves in the room, before the shutter. The fauxtographer solves…

September 18, 2026 · 9 min read
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The Fauxtographer

A fauxtographer is a person whose professional presentation exceeds their professional capability or practice. The definition says nothing about talent or equipment. It describes…

September 18, 2026 · 7 min read
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Professional Is an Occupational Title

Before we can put the fauxtographer beside the photographer, we have to establish what professional photographer actually means, and why talent, equipment, social-media visibility,…

September 17, 2026 · 10 min read