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Art teachers often tell students to document by sketching rather than by taking photos. Snapping an image can be a lazy, visually uninvolved way of registering
by theoh 11y ago
Art teachers often tell students to document by sketching rather than by taking photos. Snapping an image can be a lazy, visually uninvolved way of registering a situation of interest. For me that's the lamentable phenomenon here. I'm not sure about the relevance of Susan Sontag's thought -- it seems like the selfie stick nonsense is a more superficial and trivial kind of digital self-indulgence than she probably imagined.
- askafriend 11y agoThere is lazy photography but there is also involved, artistic, interesting photography. Not all photography is lazy, and in fact it's a very fun way to experience a place. I just got back from visiting a country for the first time and I had an incredible time going around with my lightweight camera rig (not iPhone).