Camera's are far more accessible now than they ever have been. With the rise of smartphones, almost everybody is carrying a camera around in their pocket. Able to snap photographs whenever they choose. Gone are the days of street photographers being the only ones out and about with a 35mm film camera.
With social media being so widely used, photographs can be shared all over the internet within seconds of them being taken. Some believe that photography is no longer sacred, that it has lost its value. I think in terms of street photography, we are all street photographers now, whether intentional or not. However I do believe that street photography can still be an art form even with technology changing so rapidly.
From my research I have found out that people are using Google Street View as an art form. People are becoming street photographers without leaving their own homes. From the advances in technology the term 'street photography' has been reinvented and reinterpreted.
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