Video is an upskill not a compromise for photographers

Photographer Hugh Hamilton shares his journey adding video to his arsenal of skills and reveals how that expanded his career.

‘Careers come in many shapes and sizes,’ said photographer Hugh Hamilton during a recent Head On Spotlight session, a series of live discussions with acclaimed photographers who share insights on their practice.

Hamilton continued: ’Could video kill the photographer? It actually sort of turned them into content creators, which is apparently the word to describe what I do.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_