Finally, photography has fundamentally changed how we experience the present moment. In a world where everyone carries a camera in their pocket, the act of "documenting" often competes with the act of "living." We are now historians of our own lives in real-time, constantly curating a visual legacy for an audience of peers. This has made history a participatory sport, where the boundary between the private self and the historical record has become almost entirely transparent, ensuring that the story of the 21st century will be the most documented—and perhaps most scrutinized—era in human existence.
