Total false dichotomy. I'm a photographer and carry a camera most places I go. Even without the camera up to my eye, photography helps me see the moment—noticing what's happening physically and emotionally in everyday scenes.
My memory is bad. Without the photos, some of those scenes would literally cease to exist in my mind. Not that I need to capture and relive every moment… But some of those moments only become interesting or valuable with the passing of time, or the context of new events.
But photography is like any art—you can use it to focus, or to distract.
My memory is bad. Without the photos, some of those scenes would literally cease to exist in my mind. Not that I need to capture and relive every moment… But some of those moments only become interesting or valuable with the passing of time, or the context of new events.
But photography is like any art—you can use it to focus, or to distract.