Question No. 1: With the existence of film and television, do you think still photography is as relevant as it used to be? Why or why not?
I think that photography is definitely still relevant today and I think that it always will be. I know that there are many news sites and blogs that are showing more and more videos. There are also sites like Youtube, which are entirely dedicated to showing videos. I know that saying that newspapers are not a good example of photography still being used because they are slowly being phased out. But I think the best examples are the social networking sites. For example, these social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are comprised of mostly photographs (over videos). Also, most people do not hang videos of their family members on the wall, they hang pictures. The right picture can capture a moment just as good as video can. Everyone knows the saying, "A picture can tell a thousand words." It can capture joy, love, disappointment, sadness, or many other emotions. I think photography, like everything else, is evolving and changing with the times. What I mean is that cameras are getting more advanced and there is software that is available to improve photos or edit a picture. Media like film and television allow us to see amazing things but so do pictures. The bottom line is that there will always be a place for photography and it is definitely still just as relevant as it used to be.
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