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The Absence of Cell Phones in Photos
Sep 19, 2019 20:11:00   #
dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho
 
A friend sent me this link showing photographs of people with cell phones removed. I found it quite interesting.

http://qz.com/523746/a-photographer-edits-out-our-smartphones-to-show-our-strange-and-lonely-new-world/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=partner-share&utm_campaign=partner-telegraph

Dennis

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Sep 19, 2019 20:17:48   #
srt101fan
 
dennis2146 wrote:


Yes, interesting....and sad...
Thanks for posting

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Sep 19, 2019 20:24:25   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
Provocative! Talk about a photo telling a story...

Click to the photographer's site where he says, "The large format portraits are of individuals who appear to be holding personal devices although the devices have been physically removed from the sitter’s hand. They are asked to hold their stare and posture as I remove their device and then I make the exposure. The photographs represent reenactments of scenes that I experience daily. We have learned to read the expression of the body while someone is consuming a device and when those signifiers are activated it is as if the device can be seen taking physical form without the object being present.."

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Sep 19, 2019 20:24:32   #
dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho
 
srt101fan wrote:
Yes, interesting....and sad...
Thanks for posting


Welcome.

Dennis

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Sep 19, 2019 20:25:36   #
Bluefish Loc: Berks County, PA
 
Great series, thanks for shating.

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Sep 19, 2019 21:01:55   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
Wow.....

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Sep 19, 2019 21:59:22   #
dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia
 
it must help keep the population down!

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Sep 20, 2019 07:39:23   #
machia Loc: NJ
 
Brilliant.
The power of photography.

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Sep 20, 2019 07:48:39   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Linda From Maine wrote:
Provocative! Talk about a photo telling a story...

Click to the photographer's site where he says, "The large format portraits are of individuals who appear to be holding personal devices although the devices have been physically removed from the sitter’s hand. They are asked to hold their stare and posture as I remove their device and then I make the exposure. The photographs represent reenactments of scenes that I experience daily. We have learned to read the expression of the body while someone is consuming a device and when those signifiers are activated it is as if the device can be seen taking physical form without the object being present.."
Provocative! Talk about a photo telling a story...... (show quote)


Aha!

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Sep 20, 2019 09:24:09   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 
Powerful series and commentary on our culture.

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Sep 20, 2019 10:26:52   #
woodworkerman Loc: PA to FL
 
yssirk123 wrote:
Powerful series and commentary on our culture.


Yes. How often do you go out to eat and see people at an adjacent table where most, or all, are looking at their phones instead of each other. There is an appropriate place and time for the use of technology, and there is an appropriate place and time for fellowship and interaction with family and friends. Yes, it is a commentary. A sad one.

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Sep 20, 2019 10:39:28   #
2Dragons Loc: The Back of Beyond
 
Sad, just sad. I have flip-phone circa 2006, that is never turned on. I still have to drag out the instruction book to figure out how to retrieve messages, if there are any. Most people who have my number know better than to leave a message as it might be 6 months before it is retrieved. It is only for emergencies. It never worked in the mountains of VT where I used to live. I just pray that there will be service wherever I might need it on a back road or highway. I try to remember to make sure the battery is charged. Obviously, I've come kicking and screaming into the 21st Century.

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Sep 20, 2019 12:24:13   #
bamfordr Loc: Campbell CA
 
Linda From Maine wrote:
Provocative! Talk about a photo telling a story...

Click to the photographer's site where he says, "The large format portraits are of individuals who appear to be holding personal devices although the devices have been physically removed from the sitter’s hand. They are asked to hold their stare and posture as I remove their device and then I make the exposure. The photographs represent reenactments of scenes that I experience daily. We have learned to read the expression of the body while someone is consuming a device and when those signifiers are activated it is as if the device can be seen taking physical form without the object being present.."
Provocative! Talk about a photo telling a story...... (show quote)


And it used to be you worried if you encountered someone walking alone, talking and gesturing. Perhaps even move to the other side of the street. Now? Assume they are just on their cell phone.

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Sep 20, 2019 16:20:41   #
Tinkwmobile
 
Nice reminder.

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Sep 20, 2019 18:20:04   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
dennis2146 wrote:


Very interesting

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