Iceland Air is on the lookout for unhealthy photographers to take photos of gorgeous sights

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AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:

Iceland – small, volcanic, on the market within the windy North Atlantic – desires to indicate off. Its nationwide airline, Icelandair, is hiring a photographer, however for under 10 days. The job does have one crucial requirement. Candidates should be horrible at taking photos. Here’s a pattern of the popular {qualifications} from the official job posting – no background in skilled pictures. No curiosity in studying pictures. Frequently upset with your individual photographs. Occasionally stunned when a photograph seems OK.

So why is the airline hiring a mediocre picture-taker? Well, sure, it is a promotional stunt, however one with some strong logic behind it. They need to show that even the worst photographer can take nice photographs of Iceland. The nation is stuffed with unimaginable landscapes – volcanoes, lakes, glaciers, geysers. The Geysir – the OG, the rationale why we name geysers geysers. It’s fairly arduous to overlook the wonder round you, irrespective of your expertise behind the lens. Candidates should be not less than 21 years previous, have a sound passport and, most essential of all, benefit from the nice outside.

Icelandair will settle for purposes till the top of this month. The job is short-term – solely 10 days in June. But the pay and advantages are substantial – $50,000 and a visit to Iceland, all bills paid. So subsequent time somebody complains about one in all your photos, take it as a praise and take into consideration making use of. You may change into the world’s best-paid unhealthy photographer.

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