Photograph vs Object captured!

Camera is the ultimate invention which is connected to the feelings of the people. We capture incidents and record them. Later, we see them and cherish. Our happiness, achievements, laughter, sorrow... everything on a particular moment is captured. We shoot monuments, places nature and events as well. Cameras are used in other areas for official purposes as well.

However, my main idea is to bring my observations on the taking photos on the objects. I have seen in recent days, the camera is widely available at cheap rates other than mobile camera. So almost every one of us either have high mega pixel or a mobile camera to shoot the events then and there. 

I have been wondering during recent days, are people coming to tourist places to admire the places or ancestors' great skill for building the monuments or just to capture the photos of themselves along with the monument? I did not exclude me from the above statement.

Before the camera era, I have seen in the old movies, that when people visit monuments, they get excited to see sculptures, nature and starts appreciating them. I had a similar type of discussion with my grandfather as well. During his time, when people visit places, they spend more time on observing the monuments and places. However now, I see many people spending  more time in clicking the pictures of themselves along with the monuments or places.


Is it really worth to visit places only to click photos? Or it is equally worth to admire the places.  I believe eyes are the best camera and brain the wonderful recorder. Though retrieving them at later date may be different from various people. 


I wonder, if we all spend enough time in tasting the nature, admiring the art and spend little time in taking the photos. This would help us to cherish the objects that was shot and later date when the photo of the same was taken!!!


I started doing so!!!