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What is the photography major?

Photography is an undergraduate major in colleges and universities, belonging to the fine arts major. Cultivate applied talents who have solid knowledge of science, culture and art theory, have the ability to shoot and photograph advertising pictures, and can engage in the teaching and research of photography art creation in news media, advertising planning, culture, publicity, audio publishing and other departments. Although the photography industry in China has made great progress, there is still a gap in scale and talents compared with developed countries such as Japan, South Korea, Europe and America. In addition, the scale and management level of the industry are in the primary stage, there are mature industries and standards, and there is still a big gap. The whole industry has great development potential. Photography is a rapidly developing sunrise industry, and the demand for photographers will increase year by year in the future. Among them, high-end photographers with formal training will be more sought after. With the development of social economy and the improvement of people's living standards, people's requirements for quality of life are getting higher and higher. The photography industry has been nourished economically and developed rapidly, and has formed a considerable market scale. The rapid development of the industry has formed a huge demand for photographers, and the scale of professionals engaged in the photography industry is also relatively large. Due to the overall shortage of photography talents, the salaries and working conditions of professionals employed in the industry are very good.