From Photography to Commodity: A Technological Metamorphosis

It’s often said that there has never been a better time to be a photographer. In one way, I think this is true – more than ever before, we’ve got the most amazing tools to produce beautiful images. But parallel to the development of these amazing tools, something disturbing has happened: the transformation of photography into a commodity. Such a transformation maximizes photography’s utility for advancing consumerism and minimizes its value in expressing the human soul.