By Benjamin Cameron

Amateur Professional and

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Your average couch surfer can now be

through a fine-arts degree almost instantly.

Every person with a smartphone can now document the world around them.

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Image from Flickr via NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Source: Heather Leonard – There Will Soon Be One Smarthphone For Every Five People In the World

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Source: Jenna Wortham - Instagram and the New Era of Paparazzi Image from Flickr via Haags Uitburo

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Statistics and Image from http://instagram.com/press/

What once required an editing studio can now be done

in the palm of your hand.

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Image from Flickr via What What Source: Molly Goodson – Instagram and the New Era of Paparazzi

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Image from Flickr via Lotus Carroll Source: Felix Gillette – Snapchat and the Erasable Future of Social Media

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“Vine… a quick way to grab and spread footage of a breaking

news event -

Image from Flickr via Stuck in Customs Source: Arman Kazemi– A new breed of artists highlight the creative uses of Vine

With new devices like Google Glass, we may see everyone become a

part-time photographer. Image from Flickr via Tedeytan

Image from Flickr via Max Braun Source: Nick Bilton – At Google Conference, Cameras Even in the Bathroom

In the near future a proficiency in photography may be a new common skill; akin to reading and

writing.

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Credits

All images are licensed under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 agreement, and sourced from flickr.

Quotes are sourced at the bottom of their respective slides.

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