Projections for photography circa 1944

posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 5 January, 2010 at 9:29 am

Thoughts on the future of photography from photographers, teachers, and a war correspondent… from almost 70 years ago:

It is possible to perfect the camera to the point where it will become an automatic instrument which will focus, expose and process the film by the mere push of a button. In this way we will be able to realize a medium possessing an immediacy between seeing and recording unachieved by any other art.

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