{"podcast":{"title":"The Nerdy Photographer Podcast","slug":"the-nerdy-photographer-podcast-1150322","podcast_index_feed_id":1150322,"rss_url":"https://nerdyphotographer.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://nerdyphotographer.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/b/6/3/4b633d7d5ee31c52d959afa2a1bf1c87/NP-Podcast-Wide-2-Square.png","author":"Casey Fatchett","episode_count":209,"summary":"Host Casey Fatchett brings an often humorous look at the photography industry, offering advice, telling stories, and interviewing working photographers - all while going on adventures with the crew of the starship Fibonacci. He's also sure to include just a little bit of useless information in every episode.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T20:22:11.752201+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nerdy-photographer-podcast-1150322"},"episode":{"title":"167 - Is Photography Still a Viable Career? The Shifting State of the Industry","slug":"167-is-photography-still-a-viable-career-the-shifting-state-of-the-industry","published_at":"2026-04-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nerdy-photographer-podcast-1150322/167-is-photography-still-a-viable-career-the-shifting-state-of-the-industry","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nerdy-photographer-podcast-1150322","url":"https://nerdyphotographer.libsyn.com/167-is-photography-still-a-viable-career-the-shifting-state-of-the-industry","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nerdyphotographer/Nerdy-Photographer-Podcast-167-shifting-state.mp3?dest-id=780545","summary":"The photography industry isn't \"dying.\" But it is changing, and it is doing so QUICKLY. In this episode of The Nerdy Photographer Podcast , we talk with industry icon, Joe McNally, and take an honest look at the seismic shifts happening in photography right now: technology, AI, oversaturation, social media economics, shifting client expectations, and what it actually takes to get started today. The industry isn't collapsing. It's restructuring. Episode Promos Adorama - https://nerdyphotographer.com/recommends/adorama/ Stylecloud Website Templates - https://stylecloud.co/ref/380/ On1 Photo Editing Software - https://nerdyphotographer.com/recommends/on1/ Siteground Web Hosting - https://siteground.com/go/nerdy Support The Nerdy Photographer Want to help The Nerdy Photographer Podcast? Here are a few simple (and mostly free) ways you can do that: Subscribe to the podcast! Tell your friends about the podcast Sign up for the newsletter - https://nerdyphotographer.com/newsletter Subscribe to our YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyFatchett Buy a print from the print shop - https://art.caseyfphoto.com Follow on Instagram - https://instagram.com/thenerdyphoto Follow on Threads - https://threads.net/@thenerdyphoto Follow on BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/thenerdyphoto.bsky.social Follow in Tiktok - https://tiktok.com/@thenerdyphoto Get some Nerdy Photographer merchandise - https://nerdyphoto.dashery.com If you're feeling extra generous, check out our support page - https://nerdyphotographer.com/support-nerdy-photographer/ About My Guest Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer whose prolific career includes assignments in nearly 70 countries. McNally is often described as: Authentic, articulate, an exceptional technical photographe…","meta_description":"The photography industry isn't \"dying.\" But it is changing, and it is doing so QUICKLY. In this episode of The Nerdy Photographer Podcast , we talk with i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4392,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nerdy-photographer-podcast-1150322/episodes/167-is-photography-still-a-viable-career-the-shifting-state-of-the-industry/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nerdy-photographer-podcast-1150322/167-is-photography-still-a-viable-career-the-shifting-state-of-the-industry.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}