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Old 11th December 2022, 11:25     #1194
_indigo1
 
Isn't it interesting to consider our place on the timeline of photography.

At one time photographs didn't exist. The idea of photographic evidence didn't exist. Capturing a slice of reality in a still image was not a factor in peoples minds. Other than painting, there was no way to preserve a moment.
It was such a foreign concept that it freaked some people out, thinking a photograph did something to their soul.

In our time, we have gotten used to the idea, and also gotten used to it as a way to verify or trust that a moment occurred. We tend to believe this is the steady state that things would remain in forever and that not having a way to capture a moment to preserve that we trust is 'real' was the dark ages.

But instead - it seems we were the ones living in a transient space and the ability to capture moments for validity was a temporary aberration - and we are now returning back to the time as it was before, with no way to capture a moment that can be trusted other than first hand experience.

Last edited by _indigo1 : 11th December 2022 at 11:26.
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