Discuss one way in which digital media (photography, video, etc.) has brought positive  improvement to our lives and society, civilization … Discuss critical aspects within this issue.

 

One way that media has brought positive improvement to our society is the fact that photography is able to freeze time and preserve it to some degree. It is inevitable that time passes, and with that, comes fear to some. Photography allows for moments to be captured and saved for later reference. This ability comes with some downsides. Being that people have access to a camera daily, an obsession with preserving every moment can develop. With social media, not only are people becoming obsessed with taking pictures of everything, they are also constantly posting their media on the internet for public viewing.

Being able to capture moments is incredible, but when humans start to view the world through a lens/screen instead of their naked eye, media becomes problematic.