Global Conference 2014
175 Years of Photography: The Impact of Images
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 / 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Art, nostalgia and the historical record have been photography's progeny since the medium's birth 175 years ago. Today a whole new mindset permeates picture-taking--a shoot-everything-all-the-time mania with instantaneous transmission via Snapchat, Instagram and beyond. By 1930, the world had captured 1 billion photos. Today, we shoot that many every six hours. Facebook alone will receive 208,300 uploads in the next minute. How does the compulsion to share the minute-to-minute minutia of living affect living itself? Do we miss our experiences while documenting them? Is life in front of a camera real or acting? This panel looks at photography's evolving uses and its impact on civilization - from its aesthetic power to the way it chronicles epic events, provokes emotion and shows us who we are.
Moderator
Jim D'Aquila
Managing Director, Imperial Capital LLC
Speakers
Linda Henkel
Professor of Psychology, Fairfield University
Mark Lubell
Executive Director, International Center for Photography
Tom Munro
CEO, Photobucket
Joe Tree
Founder and CEO, Blipfoto