American Suburb X has just posted a short essay by Danny Lyon. He addresses this subject far more eloquently than I ever could. It is worth a read.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The Print is Dead
I run the Holga Photo Exchange group on flickr. I have to admit, that with a few exceptions it has been very difficult to get people to participate. Once I approached someone that I was interested in trading prints. They suggested that if I wanted a print of one of their photos, that I should download it and print it myself. This is when I really understood that, except in rare instances when a collector wants one, the print has no value in the digital age. The print is dead.
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If I agree with everything that Danny Lyon says here, does that make me a curmudgeon? God, I hope so.
ReplyDeleteThere is a heated debate on this topic in the HCSP group on flickr.
ReplyDeleteYes, it makes you a curmudgeon.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/onthestreet/discuss/72157624719215250/