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Photography is a state of mind and much more than a technical trick. The idea that the fixing of shadows or the freezing of a spatial grouping of objects, that dynamically change every fraction of a second shoud be done faithfully and non-manipulatively is the core of the photographic act or art. Even the humble snapshot, made with the Kodak Brownie, is being made with the intention of fixing a visual remembrance that is deemed worthwhile for future joy. Faithful reproduction, and the permanence of the picture from the moment of pressing the shutter are the main characteristics of film based photography. The photographer is of course aware of these basic facts and his mental state reflects these facts. HCB made his pictures, being fully aware that he had only one opportunity. He did not like the classical darkroom work as his focus was the act of making the picture, the darkroom being a trivial procedure.
The core of digital imaging is not the convenience of being able to see the picture immediately (here the Polaroid showed the way), nor the fact that you need no photographic knowledge to make a picture (the Kodak Brownie or Agfa Box were foolproof), nor the fact that digital imaging is cheap (that is just a matter of economics and calculations!). No the true character of digital imaging is its virtual character. The pixelated sensor of a digical camera does create a digital file and we all know that a computer file is a non-entity: a string of zero's and one's, that need to be interpreted by special programs to become accessible. And a computer file is not fixed, you can change every part of it as long as you wish and as often as you wish.
from Death of Photography