The thing about cameras and photography that is disturbing is their increasing sophistication and their cybernetic feedback mechanisms. The techniques of monotoring people through the use of cameras has caused the world to be surrounded by constant surveillance issues. Although it is helpful in capturing baddies, it has become more popular to capture the happenings of the lives of celebrities.
The observation of celebrities has become enormously favoured in today's pop culture. Paparazzi are constantly bombarding the lives of those famous people of Hollywood and Bollywood to get some form of compensation, and people are supporting this idea. It is more likely for someone to go buy the latest issue of 'Heat' or a celebrity gossip magazine than to attend a play, for instance.
The lives of celebrities are important in the majority of our lives. Some thrive on seeing the latest celebrity gossip and the shocking pictures of their notorious actions. It is sad to think how involved people have become in the lives of others, simply through pictures. It cannot be a good feeling having strangers seeing what you are doing, or how you look when you go to the shop. Cameras, in this sense, portray the lives of others simply for the reason of gaining money.
Taryn Brown
The observation of celebrities has become enormously favoured in today's pop culture. Paparazzi are constantly bombarding the lives of those famous people of Hollywood and Bollywood to get some form of compensation, and people are supporting this idea. It is more likely for someone to go buy the latest issue of 'Heat' or a celebrity gossip magazine than to attend a play, for instance.
The lives of celebrities are important in the majority of our lives. Some thrive on seeing the latest celebrity gossip and the shocking pictures of their notorious actions. It is sad to think how involved people have become in the lives of others, simply through pictures. It cannot be a good feeling having strangers seeing what you are doing, or how you look when you go to the shop. Cameras, in this sense, portray the lives of others simply for the reason of gaining money.
Taryn Brown
3 comments:
One wonders why today's culture is so obsessed with the exposure of other's weaknesses, suffering and
flaws.
Photography and videography have contributed hugely to this phenomenon, and we lap it up.
The recently released movie "untraceable" poses a social comment amid its gruesome footage... why is humanity so interestd in watching acts of violence? In the movie, the killer puts their victim into an organised area, then puts cameras on them, and streams it live on the internet.
The more people log on, the quicker the victim dies. The viewers increase with each time the killer finds a victim.
If this were to happen in real life, I wouldnt be surprised if the same thing occurred...there are a lot of sick people out there, and with the use of the internet, videos and photography, their disturbing fetishes have a portal.
Guilty as charged.I'm one of those people who do go out and buy the latest 'Heat' and 'People' magazines simply to catch up with the latest celeb scandals. Pathetic I know, but have you ever thought of it as a way of escapism?Looking and reading about their hectic lives making you feel better about yours?I personaly have no sense of remorse or even pity for most celebrities- it comes with the territory, they must learn to deal with it!
Taryn you are right on the money with the point that a lot of people's lives are lived through the other. This people being the celebrities of the world and by doing this people are slowing losing their identity.
In essence the idea of escaping into other people's lives through this form of media in a way can be viewed as a stress relief method.
All in all people can read about they're favourite artists but at the same time they must live their own lives!
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