Social Photography

Photo, that we are constantly taking and sharing, shape our social bonds, reflect and transform social hierarchies and that who we are, how we perceive ourselves, what we long for and what we want to remember. Through an analysis of the selfie phenomenon or the popularity of vintage filters and the functioning of social media as modern archives, Nathan Jurgenson gets to what can be called the unconscious habits of cyberspace users: these satisfy the need for monitored but above all controlled self-presentation, although they still have the format of the desire to capture the most beautiful moment.