Photography as a technology in my opinion is the quickest evolving, and most beautiful. It covers so many sections: Documentation, Advertisement, Discovery, Medicine, Anthropology, Entertainment, and probably a lot more I just can't think of.
It let the way to movies, magazines and more detailed newspapers.
Nowadays they are used for so much that we take advantage of it. It isn't a new and fascinating thing anymore, it's part of every day life. Instagram and Snapchat are 2 of the most popular social media outlets and they're both based solely on photography and short video clips.
Photography has helped with the discovery of how things move, and a 21st century adaptation of this just happens to be one of my youtube channels: The Slow Mo Guys. They take interesting or unknown items or motions and slow it down enough to see every little detail.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WKU7gG_ApU (start at 2:45)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OubvTOHWTms (start at 2:50)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs7x1Hu29Wc (2:40)
This second painting I enjoyed as well because of the illusions that the artist decided to scatter throughout the forefront and background of the piece. I like that there is a lot to look at, even though there is clearly a central item of focus. I also like the super graphic nature of it, the skull is very stylized which I like because it shoes the personal aesthetic of the artist.
