Photography Changes Everything Reflection

Photography has tried to be defined for years, but coming up with a description or definition has not been achieved quite yet. Too many opinions come into play when was is and is not photography is confronted.  Photography today is rapidly evolving, making the definition harder to identify. Camera use to be the only way to take photos but not with camera phones, tablets, iPads, laptops, etc. the possibilities are endless. So focusing more on how photography works and makes us feel and see, seems better and more correct than what it is to work towards a definition. Photography can make the view feel and see whatever the photographer may want them to, and how to accomplish this has more to do with photography than just defining what it is. Six different categories were used to define photography after looking at results from research done by everyday people. The categories are 1) photography changes what we want, 2) photography changes what we see, 3) photography changes who we are, 4) photography changes what we do, 5) photography changes where we go, and 6) photography changes what we remember. Photography influences so many aspects of our every day lives that although these categories may seem vague, almost anyone can relate to them somehow, maybe without realizing at first. But photography is constantly evolving; therefore defining it will continue to be a challenge.