Baudelaire said: "This industry, by invading the territories of art, has become art's most mortal
enemy." And in his own terms of reference Baudelaire was half right; certainly the new
medium could not satisfy old standards. The photographer must find new ways to make his
meaning clear.
This article was a very helpful introduction to the history and art of photography. I was most intrigued by the idea of “time” as discussed in the article. Photographs are literally one moment in time, frozen and documented for memory and knowledge. While this limitation of cameras could be seen as a downfall, as Baudelaire might have thought, it can also be viewed as a new way to look at things. Many objects move very fast, such as cars or a person jumping, but with a camera we can stop time for a moment to see how the object appears in the middle of a motion.
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