[snozolli]

photography is not dead

It very nearly is. I knew a professional, career photographer. He was probably in his late 50s. Just a few years ago, it had become extremely difficult to convince clients that actual, professional photos were warranted. With high-quality iPhone cameras, businesses simply didn't see the value of professional composition, post-processing, etc.

These days, anyone can buy a DSLR with a decent lens, post on Facebook, and be a 'professional' photographer. This has driven prices down and actual professional photographers can't make a living anymore.

[LightBug1]

My gut agrees with you, but my evidence is that, whenever we do an event, we hire photographers to capture it for us and are almost always glad we did.

And then when I peruse these photographers websites, I'm reminded how good 'professional' actually is and value them. Even in today's incredible cameraphone and AI era.

But I take your point for almost all industries, things are changing fast.