I came across an interesting article about how technological advancements in photography are changing how reality is captured. The author suggests that the "decisive moment" made famous by photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson will be replaced by the notion of a "constant-moment" of visual recording. Not sure what I think of this prediction, but I did like the quote that finished the piece:
Technique is important only insofar as you must master it in order to communicate what you see... The camera for us is a tool, not a pretty mechanical toy. In the precise functioning of the mechanical object perhaps there is an unconscious compensation for the anxieties and uncertainties of daily endeavor. In any case, people think far too much about techniques and not enough about seeing." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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