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As I've grown older, my main regret is not having spent time with people i wanted to. Photographs have never come up. Perhaps it's because I've always disliked it and looked down on people who killed moments by trying to immortalize them. The photos at best act as a trigger to remember but in a very limited way. And being a photographer i think really does alter your way of looking at things imo for the worse.
> And being a photographer i think really does alter your way of looking at things imo for the worse. Curious why you believe this? Personally, my experience of the world expanded significantly when I bought a camera in my early 30s. It forced me to notice things I’d never noticed before. It trained me to open my awareness. It helped me see more beauty, experience more awe, and become more attuned to the environments…
The thing is that every thing in the real world is a photo subject for them rather than an experience. And i think the deeper down the hole they go, the less they realise this.
I had not factored in conditions like aphantasia into my thoughts and in that context, i can agree that it would be useful but i imagine that it's not a very common condition so it's an outlier?
For many people I've met, the first time they see something, it's through their phone/camera because they don't want to "miss the moment". I'd rather let it linger in my head as a memory and age.
I can't take disagree with your point of view but i think it's mostly because our experiences are so different.