> Now anyone could be a photographer! False. The more accurate statement: Now anyone could take photos. Being a photographer and taking photos are not the sam

> Now anyone could be a photographer! False. The more accurate statement: Now anyone could take photos. Being a photographer and taking photos are not the same thing. We see lots a great images on Instagram. Many people with nice devices, an index finger, lots of luck and an eye to know what to not share. Would you hire them to work your wedding? In short, taking pictures is not photography any more than being in the kitchen breaking a sweat and making a meal makes someone a chef. <sidebar> There's the same confusion about journalism. Simply publishing something (on the internet) is not necessarily journalism. The idea that anything reported is by definition journalism is both foolish and false. There's more to it than that. Much more. Sadly, the media doesn't know this. These professions would fare better if they simply defended the standard definitions of their craft. </sidebar>