Saying Goodbye to Now: How Do iPhone Photos Impact Our Experience? - The New Yorker

[lynnb]

Well written article in The New Yorker by Thomas Beller, assistant professor of English at Tulane University, about the impact of the iPhone on our experience of life.
'I still remember when my daughter, at the age of three or four, first displayed her fake camera smile. It was awful.'
'I am guilty of all the smartphone sins—in essence, staring at the phone when you should be staring at life.'

 

[Jerevan]

Superb writing. Photography is an aide-mémoire, but not the same as the memory itself.

 

[f16sunshine]

Thank you Lynn.

 

[benlees]

Staring at life? Goodness me. I find I can use my cell phone camera and maintain my other senses as well, operating machinery not withstanding. Contemplated a photo, taking it, and having a good chimp takes seconds. Hardly does that separate you from "life"! One of the great things of experience is sharing. Photos are a big part of that.