{"id":285584,"date":"2020-11-10T16:05:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T21:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=285584"},"modified":"2020-11-10T16:26:20","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T21:26:20","slug":"what-is-the-point-of-photography-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/10\/what-is-the-point-of-photography-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Point of Photography?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The point of photography: to better engage with the external world, to witness beauty, to highlight beauty, and to *ELEVATE* beauty using our skill as photographers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-podcast\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/episodes\/Physiological-Joy--What-is-the-Purpose-of-Photography--Money-as-a-Tools-for-Artistic-Experimentation-ema4nt\">Podcast<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" 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