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How immediate review destroys photographic mystery

I cannot take a picture without immediately looking at the back of the camera and that instant feedback is ruining the surprise of seeing

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Instant gratification eliminates the temporal gap necessary for images to develop psychological resonance and interpretive depth.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Photography — seeing as practice?”

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