https://www.main-vision.com/tags/witnesses/ Recent content in Witnesses on Richard's Static Blog Hugo en-gb Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:45:19 +0000 https://www.main-vision.com/posts/2026/02/on-the-topic-of-vanishing-camera-operators-and-photographers/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:45:19 +0000 https://www.main-vision.com/posts/2026/02/on-the-topic-of-vanishing-camera-operators-and-photographers/ In the Age of the AI bubble, but long before this, photographers and camera operators have been vanishing from television studios as well as from events. Where you would have hired a camera operator and video editor you now hire a video editor/graphist because video editing has moved from editing video footage to creating graphics filled videos. This is part of why I became disenchanted with video and why I pivoted towards media asset management and self-hosting.