Is Happiness Overrated?

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"I say happiness is overrated. Um, but I like that," she says. "A lot of those things that don't make us happy give us joy and a sense of a life well lived." There are many parts of child raising which are not just not fun, but heartbreaking,. But it's an amazing part of again, I think it's just part of the human experience to whether child raising it, having a child or being a parent is a good idea or not", he adds.

When everyone is carrying a camera in their pocket, what raises the act of taking pictures to the level of fine art photography? Jessica Todd Harper, the award-winning portrait photographer, says that it's equal parts mindset and technique--and lots of setting the stage to seize that perfect light. Listen as Harper speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her desire to capture the complexity of life in a single image, why family relationships and home life are her chosen subjects, and the integral role beauty plays in her images, despite its diminished status in art today.