Because we had a snowstorm last night and it is April 1 today, I have photographs in mind. Sun shining on new, white snow, not dirty or oily, is so striking, especially with a bright, very blue sky, thoughts of capturing scenes and sharing them come up. We had a close family friend who was a professional photographer. Probably because of his influence, I got my own darkroom as a 4th grader. Things are much different now with digital photography, faster and cheaper, too.
If you aren't familiar with "darkrooms", the term means a specially equipped small room where the two step process of developing the "film" took place. The light, especially sunlight or light from electric bulbs, had to be kept out for fear of ruining the process by which "film" was used to "print" a picture from the film "negative".
This history of the development of photography is interesting, more so if movies and video-taping is included. I read that the Black American actress, Queen Latifah, said that she was very careful about not drinking too much on nights out. She said if she stumbled or fell, pictures of the event would be all over the internet in five minutes. The role of photography in the death of George Floyd is well-known. The combination of ready, good quality cameras in pocket phones and software that transmits the picture to wide distribution is an important factor these days.
