As I was walking through Times Square, my attention was captured by the number of people who watching the world through their phones, rather than just observing it.
Jonathan L visits a tribute to the women of the United States
A visit to a remote site of a mining massacre on the Oregon side of the Snake River
A make-your-own-art exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum also makes a point about the environment
A look at a classic workhorse — a vintage Fargo truck — spotted in rural Alberta
Jonathan L visits a tribute to the women of the United States
Jonathan L visits the Lorenzo State Historic Site in Cazenovia, New York
Jonathan L stops to visit the world’s largest teapot
I know what you mean about not looking at life, except through your viewfinder or phone. If there is time now, I actually make a point of walking through a place to see what I see with the camera put away (after I’ve taken the photos I need for TravelGumbo, of course).
Seems everyone’s a photographer in our modern world.
Some people do it very well. Others, well, not so much so.
It makes it harder to sell photos. But to me it was as much about not looking at the world directly. I see the same thing a concerts now.
I took a photography course this summer. Our last assignment was to go to Santa Fe Plaza for 1 hour and take not more than 2 photos.