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I was Kamala Harris' videographer. I wish I could show you what I've seen. She empowered and encouraged many, including me.

7 comments

  1. [7]
    Drewbahr
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    So, why didn't they?

    So, why didn't they?

    3 votes
    1. [6]
      DefinitelyNotAFae
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      I saw it. There's no longer one place for everyone to see these things. Ads, social media, etc. But I saw those videos of her interacting with kids, with teens, with so many people. It wasn't the...

      I saw it. There's no longer one place for everyone to see these things. Ads, social media, etc. But I saw those videos of her interacting with kids, with teens, with so many people.

      It wasn't the videographer that failed there.

      5 votes
      1. [5]
        Drewbahr
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        I'm not trying to state that anyone "failed" here. We are where we are for a wide, wide variety of reasons, and a videographer is definitely not one of them. However, the article is literally...

        I'm not trying to state that anyone "failed" here. We are where we are for a wide, wide variety of reasons, and a videographer is definitely not one of them.

        However, the article is literally prefaced with

        I Was Kamala Harris’ Videographer. I Wish I Could Show You What I’ve Seen.

        The videographer, it seems to me, is literally the person who gets to decide what they get to show; so when they say "I wish I could show you this", it makes me wonder why they didn't - when it was in their capacity to do so in the first place.

        4 votes
        1. [2]
          DefinitelyNotAFae
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          The videographer isn't the same as her campaign marketing. But it sounds like you just read the headline and not the story. Her videos probably do capture that.

          The videographer isn't the same as her campaign marketing.

          But it sounds like you just read the headline and not the story. Her videos probably do capture that.

          3 votes
          1. Drewbahr
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            I did read the story. It was moving and wonderful! I've also seen some of Kamala's videos, although being someone who isn't on social media apart from here and Bluesky, who also doesn't have cable...

            I did read the story. It was moving and wonderful! I've also seen some of Kamala's videos, although being someone who isn't on social media apart from here and Bluesky, who also doesn't have cable TV ... I do miss out on a lot of stuff that gets put out into the world.

            And yes, while my initial post was largely in response to the preface - it still stands to wonder why, if there was all of this incredible stuff that we never got - and will never get - to see ... why is that? Because again, the videographer posted that statement - and in so doing, it acknowledges that there was a lot that we did see! They even state as much throughout the article.

            4 votes
        2. [2]
          stu2b50
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          No, it’ll be up to the PR and communications managers at the campaign who decide what will be posted.

          No, it’ll be up to the PR and communications managers at the campaign who decide what will be posted.

          3 votes
          1. DefinitelyNotAFae
            Link Parent
            Video I prefer didn't even work for the campaign. They worked for the Vice President and that's two different offices. I don't think we often see much of the work of the official photographers and...

            Video I prefer didn't even work for the campaign. They worked for the Vice President and that's two different offices. I don't think we often see much of the work of the official photographers and videographers outside of small selections during the actual time that the president and vice president are in office.

            1 vote