Response: Is Photography Dead?

I don't think photography is dead. While most people do in fact use cellphones and shoot & points to take pictures of everything in sight, there are still many photographers out there using DSLRs & SLRs.
Although most of those photographers aren't doing straight up documentary work and instead doing portraits for clients, there are still some who do document nature and cities. However, I do think that portraits to some extent (depending on the portrait) is a type of documentary.
When parents hire a photographer to take photos of their newborn, that's documenting. This also works for wedding photographers or even concert and other events. Sometimes some of the stuff is staged, but it's still documenting that day as an important day in whoever's life.
While technology does change images drastically nowadays, it is still a form of art. Not every photo in the world has to be documenting something. It can be interesting to have everything planned and stage it and then manipulate it in Photoshop or Illustrator or whatever people are using.

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