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Amateur photographers take photos for private use, as a interest or out of informal curiosity, rather than as a business or job. The quality of amateur work can be comparable to that of many professionals. Amateurs can fill a gap in subjects or subjects that may not otherwise be photographed if they do not seem to be commercially helpful or salable. Amateur pictures grew in the course of the late 19th century as a outcome of popularization of the hand-held camera. Twenty-first century social media and near-ubiquitous digital camera phones have made photographic and video recording pervasive in …
