Friday, March 13, 2015

People not talking to each other because of smartphones...

"Smartphones have made everyone seriously dull" claims the man who took this series of intriguing images. The street photographer - who goes by the name of Babycakes Romero - calls the set the Death of Conversation.

He describes how traditional social etiquette regarding the use of phones in company seems to have disappeared.

His images are snapshots - tiny moments in time - and he could not have known precisely why those featured were gazing at their screens.

Babycakes Romero says social situations like weddings - where people sit down and eat, often with total strangers - can be awkward.

In the past, guests had to work at smalltalk - and by the end of an evening might have made new friends.

But now smartphones allow people to momentarily opt out. More + photos...

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