PHOTOGRAPHY has evolved significantly overtime, particularly with advancements in technology.
In early days, photography involved large, bulky
camera’s and complex chemical processes for developing images with the advent of digital photography,
cameras become more compact and accessible
to the general public.
The ability to view and edit images instantly on digital screens revolutionized the way photos are taken and shared.
Furthermore,
the rise of smartphones with high quality built in cameras has made photography even more convenient and widespread.
Today, there are also
advancements in techniques such as high dynamic (HDR) imaging, 360 degree photography, and drone photography,
pushing the boundaries of what
possible in the field of photography.
For one hundred and fifty years, history has been influenced –
with increasing speed towards the present day – by photography, which
‘wishes to be present in history, and in official history just as much as in the most secret history,
in collective history as much as that of the
individual.
History from the point of view of photography is,
in a manner of speaking, that kind of discursive way in which one introduces photographic
documents, linking one to the next, explaining the inner variability of photographic images,
while recognizing an evolutionary aspect to this material
which allows us to make history.The very study of history of painting is only possible thanks to photography.
It would be inappropriate to try, on the
other hand, to force photography into the strait-jacket of schemata devised for other arts which are sometimes contested or altered.
Source : A New History of Photography [ Edited by: Michel Frizot ]