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Your profession: Photographer (m/f)

Professional activities

Photographers use cameras to capture individual impressions of people, nature, events or objects. They process their results on a computer. Photographers work in the following main areas:

  • Portrait photography
  • Product photography
  • Industrial photography
  • Architectural photography
  • Scientific photography

Fields of work

Possible places or areas of employment for photographers include the following,

  • Photographic studios
  • Publishing houses
  • Specialist photography shops
  • Press services, press agencies and picture archives
  • Advertising and media agencies
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The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).