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


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