We are approaching the cusp of the new medium.
Digital-only photographers and digital-only media artists are about to be as shocked and humbled by a new movement as we may have been by the introduction of digital photography.
My Son is 36 years old and he is of the traditional/analog persuasion. My daughter is 24 years old and used a film camera only once and does not remember. Her world is all digital imaging. They argue like some here do! They are only 12 years separated! And yet, the daughter is about to be as shocked as any when the bio-interface ('computers' woven into the body and clothes becomes fully assimulated in 2015 and changes the life of everyone (especially those who cannot afford it) in profound ways that stretch our imagination to anticipate. Information will be plenty - like having Google in your head (actually, eyes and ears), but "knowledge" and "wisdom" will be as elusive as ever. The academics, the teachers will be challenged to realize the later in ways they cannot fathom - the changes will make the life of teaching, colleges, universities will be very difficult for years as they struggle to adapt.
IN THE MEANTIME analog photographers are enjoying the tail of the market of inexpensive film and supplies to make their craft, but there will always be film so they can carry on. Analog film photography will be fully liberated very much as the book will be soon. Each will be more expensive in terms of bits-per-page (so to speak) but precious, enduring, a special thing.
Covet the negatives you make today. In two more generations (40 years) there won't be any "old negatives" to be found by serendipity, and with luck you will be there.
Laying images onto Big Film has never been a greater joy than it is now.
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a not-so-old man
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