Do you ever go anywhere and not see a camera in someones hand taking a picture or video? Within society it has become a norm to always see people or our selfs actively taking photos of something or someone, but why? Where do these photos go after we take them? How many is too much? In what ways will they be used again?
When I think about myself and taking photos I also try to capture the present rather than living in it but then all those photos pile up and stay on my phone. Big accomplishments are posted on social media but not all the photos that were taken always make it, so where do the others go? They are lost or forgotten about and later get deleted after year and years of not saving or backing up my phone. I think that our generation has grown up in a way that we were always taught/told to take pictures to have the memory last and so that it could be passed on to other generations. Our own selfishness is shown through the amount of pictures that we post to have a better social status than others. Is one perfect picture enough or do you need 10 to show how good of a life you live and your vacation? I personally think that posting more and more photos is in competition with society and to show who is living a better life through their profiles and photos. If they are only used to post and not used for remembering the moment or passing the memory on of loved ones, then why are they being posted.
I myself only post for the big accomplishments and to have the memories last all the other extra photos that are not needed or take up more time of not living in the present are gone to trash within a couple months they are lucky if they make it a year.
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