Photography & Videography
Love to capture moments in time? Enjoy communicating the raw emotion of random places and times through the lens? Grab your camera and get snapping, as a photography or videography career may be perfect for you.
What’s the difference?
Photographers take and process pictures of people, places, products and events.
Whereas…
Videographers film and edit videos. This might be a wedding video for newlyweds, a clip used in an advert, or even a music video.
There are plenty of potential careers in photography or videography that you could take. Whether that be freelance or as an in-house creative. There are also options for skills development and training through training courses and internships.
If you’re interested in kickstarting your career in photography or videography, have a read of our resources below.
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📸 Around 43,700 people work in the photo imaging industry, which (fun fact) which equates to around one tenth of the creative media workforce as a whole!
📉 The Photography industry has been through its ups and downs in the past 10 years, with COVID significantly knocking the industry off its feet.
❌ The commercial industry virtually came to a halt in March 2020 due to the pandemic. As a result, revenue was estimated to have fallen by 47.5% during 2020-21.
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📸 The commercial photography segment of the industry which does highly depend on corporate clients, is expected to expand.
📈 Demand for photography from the advertising and fashion industries is anticipated to pick up over the next few years.
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Like the sound of Photography & Videography?
Learn more on the ERIC app through our industry guides. When you’re ready to explore further, you can start browsing the Photography & Videography section for opportunities, events, courses and more!