I started to think about this topic yesterday when we got new cellphones. What prompted me to think about the future of photography was how far cellphone cameras have progressed in the past few years. A cellphone photo was tiny and quite often blurry. The photograph of the “Zink” Photo paper was taken with an iPhone 13 Pro Max in a room lit only by the light of my computer monitors.
Last night after I was able to switch over to the new cellphone (transferring all the data, contacts, apps, etc.) I just played around with the camera for a moment. The whole concept of cellphone photography/videography has taken an enormous leap forward. It is little wonder why so many people no longer use dedicated cameras to photograph events or people as casual users, but are we approaching the realm of replacing dedicated cameras with smart devices? Where we this all be in 20 or 50 years? Will we go the way of the Polaroid and instant prints using the Zink paper or will we continue as we have?
Photographer Clay 
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