The Best of Both Phone, and Tablet
MIT asks people to get artsy with cell phones
In the 19th century, photographers used the emerging tools of their trade and made photography into a new art form, despite the complaints from painters.
Can the same thing happen with cell phones? MIT is currently conducting the Mili-MIT Museum Cell Phone Photography Contest, in which individuals are submitting aesthetic photographs in the hope of winning eternal fame, or at least some photo printers. John MacNeil, a graduate student in technical policy, says he discovered a dynamic landscape in the folds of a vacuum cleaner bag through shooting pictures. Others are concentrating on portraits.
Personally, my favorite is "America Runs On??." "One Day" provides an interesting commentary: it's a picture of a cubicle decorated with a human skull and a bullet-riddled target.
The contest goes through January 29, and winners will be lauded in a ceremony on February 2.
