I saw this rather interesting news shared on social media, and thought it may interest also peeps around here:

➽ Camera sales are falling sharply by Om Malik

So, supposedly phone cameras are taking over. Whether this is a bad or good thing depends on the point of view. Someone could call that as a "progress", and some may see it as a "paradigm shift". Or it can be even a "philosophical revolution".

We all can't be masters of photography and professionals, but that should not stop us from bringing beauty to our lives, share it, and seek for it on art of others. However, that of course should not cause much negative cons either, like pollution in form of energy wasted and tossed away outdated electronic applications, or selfish mishaps caused by taking for example selfies on railroad tracks.

In the late 1970s Susan Sontag saw photography as a way to live in the past, as an intention to record and preserve everyday life into collections of “jarred” memories. Today digital photography, and amateur photography on social media is more like a way of living, to experience and share the presence. Barely no one is interested on what someone else did last summer, unless it is presented today, as new to them, right now, and right on front of their faces. Only pictures posted today are interesting.

We could even see photography today with terms of "wabi sabi". The point then is not to try achieve something permanent, immortal and grand, but to enjoy the life as it would be a long tea ceremony. One cup of tea will not last forever, but you can always try to make some more of it.