I truly thankful that my English 2 Honors teacher, Mrs. Stoklosa, presented me with this specific article published in The New York Times Magazine called 'Capturing a Single Moment Of Perfect Stillness'. Written by A.O. Scott, this piece goes in depth on how technology of different genres has given us the ability to capture almost every single event inn some one's lifetime. Scott also goes to explain that many people in this modern era have lost the connection of memories in these personal images by relying all on technology's glory. Throughout the passage, Scott also questions the judgement of another writer - Susan Sontag, who appears to be famous for a written a piece named 'On Photography'. If I were to debate against one's opinion, it would have to be Sontag due to her lack of interaction with any source of picture-taking device. Who is she to judge and say what photography stands for? Who gave her the right to predict the outlook on photography has an "ecology of images"? But A.O. Scott brought up an intriguing perspective on photography. In every minute of our lives, we are attacked with millions of images through various directions of technology and advertisment as well. And each of these pictures could, indeed, be considered an art. But photography is such a broad category, that maybe some photos have become less of importance. Would you consider every picture taken a "form of art"? Or is there too many still lifes to classify each as an individual masterpiece?
Scott, A.O. (2011, May 8). Capturing a single moment of perfect stillness. The New York Times Magazine, 58-59.
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