Tag: wedding industry
When I started as a photographer in the wedding industry over 10 years ago, I was paid $50/hour for second shooting. Over a decade has passed and industry rates for…
CW: Ableism and ableist language [Image description: When we use ableist language to describe white supremacy, we only uphold it.] After the white supremacist violence that took place at the…
In 2016, the safety pin emerged as a symbol of unity. A way for people to show they were “allies” and didn’t support the hateful messaging that coincided with Trump’s…
It’s hard to talk about inclusivity without diversity. Diversity: “The condition of having or being composed of differing elements. Especially: the inclusion of different types of people (such as people…
The wedding industry is ableist. From venues that push disabled people out by not opening doors to them, to clients who expect vendors to be invincible — ableism, like many…
This pandemic has led to me having more time in my head, which is admittedly a huge privilege. My weekend was spent mindlessly weeding the backyard, noticing new bird calls,…