I think it's a two edged sword Domenico.
There's 200 billion images out there or whatever and at least 90% of it is crap. But I think the percentages have always been roughly the same (if you look at all the vintage photographs for sale on eBay several thousand or more on nay one day- at least 90% of those are just bloody awful).
I think it's always been about 90-95% crap since well before the Brownie.
Trouble is 90% of 200 billion is a hell of a lot - a lot more than say 90% of 5 million images.
But then there's also a lot more really good, challenging, inspiring, cool, neat stuff out there to see as well.
But photography has become a stream and we are becoming rapidly submerged in it. People don't actually see photographs anymore - they inhale them.
People may or may not like what I feature on my blog, but I've actually been quite encouraged by what I've found out there - sure, finding info and pictures by the "greats" is also a lot easier, but I've found some really interesting work I would never otherwise have found and I'm heartened - you just need to know where to look and it takes a little bit of work....
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