WHY WE SHOOT: PHOTOGRAPHERS SHARING THE PASSIONS THAT DRIVE THEM
Photography was first discovered by French-born Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. In 1826 he took the very first photograph outside his window in Burgundy. Since then photography has changed and grown and with the introduction of smartphones, everyone is carrying around thousands of images in their pocket daily.
Photography has faced backlash over the year from manipulation of photos to media influences. But what does photography mean to us today? Why do we care and why is it important in our lives? I asked these very questions to photographers around the world and here’s what they had to say.
AMANDA VANOSDOL, PARIS, FRANCE,
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For me, photography is about capturing a moment in time. I love looking at photos and being transported back to the time or emotion of the moment. Through photography, we are able to document a little bit of humanity in a world that is changing so quickly.
Being able to
