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<\/p>\nThe Importance of Cultural and Intellectual Diversity in the Team<\/p>\n
I have had an opportunity to observe many different works by many photographers and what has struck me of late is the diversity in dimension of this microcosm of society . Of course this is a mirroring of the range of characteristics in the society as a whole. But my reasons for bringing this observation forward has more to do with the demands I make on myself to grow and enrich my life experience by associating with individuals who might enrich the value of our projects with their input.<\/p>\n
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Am I doing some sort of subliminal profiling? I think I am. I was watching an LA Fashion Photographer who has her own blog state during one of her making of video’s that she didn’t want her shoot to look too “LA”. Although she is a native Angeleno she wanted to distance herself from that stigma. I understand her reasoning, but felt that the results did not really reflect that desire. If you haven’t the necessary culture, it is a rather daunting task when you haven’t the cultural vocabulary for doing so. I have had an opportunity to observe many different works by many photographers and what has struck me of late is the diversity in dimension of this microcosm of society<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[19],"tags":[775,247,648,729],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Cultural_Diversity.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paG8MM-2mr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25771,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/bkblog\/politics-fashion-photography-part-30-new-order-disorder\/","url_meta":{"origin":9079,"position":0},"title":"The Politics of Fashion Photography Part 30 The New Order of Disorder","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"June 10, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"A Fashion Photographer was generally hired to capture images of men, woman and children adorned in this seasons most or least captivating clothing","rel":"","context":"In "BKBlog"","block_context":{"text":"BKBlog","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/bkblog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/octopus-560x560.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/octopus-560x560.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/octopus-560x560.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9006,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/fashion-luxury-industry\/the-politics-of-fashion-photography-part-9\/","url_meta":{"origin":9079,"position":1},"title":"The Politics of Fashion Photography Part 9","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"July 20, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"\"There is No Fair...\" I cannot count all the times I have heard, \"...it's not fair that this person or that person is doing a gig and they aren't any better than I am...\" or better yet, \"Yeah, I know how they got the job, they know so and so\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Luxury, Fashion Industry"","block_context":{"text":"Luxury, Fashion Industry","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/fashion-luxury-industry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/51oD6QjFmgL3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25222,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/fashion-luxury-industry\/politics-fashion-photography-part-28bad-day-equals-life-time\/","url_meta":{"origin":9079,"position":2},"title":"The Politics Of Fashion Photography Part 28 One Bad Day Equals a Lifetime","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"April 29, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Just one very short and succinct bit of advice. 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\nI find that surrounding myself with highly educated and culturally rich individuals add a wonderfully profound layer to what I am seeking to accomplish and I have been pleasantly surprised on many occasions by the outcome of my shoots due to this aspect of a production.
\nAs has been said often, “The greater the vocabulary the richer your life…” and I don’t necessarily mean financially. This applies to all of the Arts as can be witnessed to a greater degree in cinema and literature.
\nSo the next time you are putting a theme together for that important editorial of yours, consider all of the components of your team.
\nPart 11<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"