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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Sebastian Oakley

I think we're too fixated on sharing our images instantly. What happened to being in the moment?

Leica Q2 Reporter.

I enjoy photography for many reasons, one of them being that it enables me to focus on trying to be in the moment and enjoying the whole experience. But as we are in the midst of a transforming digital age, I ask myself: are we too connected, wanting to share our images instantly?

This is a trap that I fully acknowledge I have fallen into. Even more so now that I only use my phone to edit all my images – and that, of course, makes it incredibly easy for me to want to share all the images I've taken that day, or while I'm still out on a photo walk. But is that really what photography is about?

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