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> The primary difference between digital cameras and smartphones was that every family I knew had a digital camera, where every person I know has a smartphone

The real difference is the rise of social media. Digital camera photos were taken for you, for your family and close friends.

In the post-facebook world we live in now, smartphone photos are taken for other people - a curated snapshot of your life to show off to acquaintences and strangers. Something of the intimacy of photography has been lost.



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