Jogn Jerney of The Daily Yomiuri On-Line writes excellent about "Moblogs drive the adoption of camera phones" and Lomography:
"Lomography is naturally a film-based endeavor. But a digital version of the practice of shooting from the hip is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon, enabled by a new generation of digital camera-equipped mobile phones...as with Lomo photographs, quality is not the prime consideration. Instead, the style and personality of the photographer and subject is what really generates interest. When looking through moblogs, you find yourself constantly looking for the unexpected but often enjoying the ordinary."
"In the end, moblogging seems to be driven by a desire to assign importance to everyday experiences. By sharing these images with others, people affirm a kind of common experience.
Moblogging is also reminiscent of the work of a group of artists known as the New Topographers of the 1980's and 1990's, including photographers such as Jacques-Laurent Aarsman.
The New Topographers captured images of everyday occurrences that reflected meaning within our society, but were often missed or ignored because of the pace of life.
Still photography effectively enables a deceleration of time, offering the opportunity to examine life in a more reasonable timeframe.
Moblogs offer a similar prospect, capturing everyday events as a series of instances that encourage us to apply greater scrutiny when examining ourselves.
The near-term implications of moblogs are likely to be limited. However, moblogs offer the potential to alter the workings of ... journalism... . In one sense, moblogs are kind of like the ultimate reality program."
[Full Article: The Daily Yomiuri On-Line]
Adds Joi Ito: "I recently discovered lomography . I think it fits very naturally with the spirit of moblogging."
