Hi Istoryans,

I hope everyone can pick up a lesson or two from the blog post I'm sharing.

Here's an excerpt of the short article.

Respect to Resurrect
It’s probably not common to give a letter a title, but I’m doing it anyway. This letter is called “Respect to Resurrect”. I know photographers who talk lyrically about the good old days when being a professional photographer was easy. But personally I have only known a highly competitive business that continuously changes and shifts in a fierce battle to survive. I don’t expect 2010 to be any different but why don’t we all approach it on the positive side and try to start the resurrection of our industry. The keyword to make that happen is RESPECT.
If you're in a hurry to read, jump to the bottom part of this post where the link is provided. Otherwise, here's the "table of contents"

  • Dear photographers, respect other creatives!
  • Dear manufacturers, respect those who buy your stuff!
  • Dear photographers, respect your clients!
  • Dear clients, respect the photographers!
  • Dear magazines and newspapers, respect quality!
  • Dear amateurs, respect the professionals!
  • Dear professionals, respect the amateurs!
  • Dear wannabe professional photographers, respect the professionals!
  • Dear professional, respect the wannabe professionals!
  • Dear photographer’s associations, respect the current reality!
  • Dear photographers, respect the art and the craft!
  • Author's Eternal Respects


Blog post link: Confessions of a Photographer Blog Archive My New Year’s Letter to the Industry