When discussing photography in class, I knew that the selfie would rear its ugly head into this conversation. Personally, I don't get the whole fascination. The only reason I have ever taken a selfie is for the ACT Registration because I didn't want to go through the effort in asking another person or looking for a picture. It really hinders the potential of a picture. A photograph can express how you view the world and truly show some unique perspective or something beautiful. When taking a picture, you should take time to set it up and treat it like a work of art. Instead, teenagers are using Snapchats to send each other pics of their middle fingers. (I saw a girl do this in class for the entire 2nd Semester- No joke) Pictures and Video, for the most part, give us an accurate representation of what happened in an event and really helps to set the scene. This is especially prevalent in the news, where pictures help to truly reveal what happened and what the effects are. A few weeks ago, I had the unique displeasure in watching a North Korean Newscast(In English of course) void of all pictures. It was just a guy yelling at me and I didn't really get anything from it. The only reason I could get any information was because the BBC set the context for me. Contrast this with the various blogs from North Korea showing pictures of empty hotels that are filled with food. They convey the unequal distribution of wealth and North Korea's manipulative government much better than a simple blurb of text. Here are some pics that I am pretty proud of.
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