Do your friends rely on you to document their lives on camera? Are you constantly loading new albums on to your Facebook profile? If the answer is yes, you should maybe consider a career in photography…
Photography is a unique and creative medium of self expression - an art form requiring aesthetic sense as well as technical expertise.
With the explosion of the communication network, the growth of the advertising, media and fashion boom, and digital photography, it has now become a profession with great commercial value. Photos are also a very important part in print and electronic media.
You need to have inherent talent, but training can hone your skills and help you shine in a very competitive field. Specialisations include portraiture, fashion, advertising photography, journalistic photography, wildlife, outdoors and the list continues ad infinitum…
So if you’re a happy snapper, this job is for you!
- Share your photos with the world. Open an account with Flickr
- Visit the World Press Photography and explore…
- The South African Journal of Photography
- Heard about Artthrob? It documents all the activities of South Africa’s buzzing art scene. Learn more about your favourite artist, see exhibition listings and enter competitions.
- How does a camera work?
- If you don't have your own camera, make one by using a cardboard box!


