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Where are we? |
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17-01-2005 |
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I've been dealing with many people in the last few weeks over the internet, and many people ask me where I am situated, physically. If find it a little odd, especially in e-mail dealings about an online ressource, but I guess it is understandable, people need reference points...
But an URL is a reference point, why do people need more ? I guess that people get a little disorientated when they don't have a physical point on which to pin the website, or e-mailer... I've been using the internet since the advent of the www in the 90s, and seeing websites from around the world, giving different views of various subjects is something that i guess my sense of orientation has gotten used to... In my "real life" as a biologist, i've often had dealings with scientists from all over the globe, the internet makes the whole world only a click away...
This is one of the great strengths of the internet, I think, to be able to bring together people from all corners of the world who share a common passion, mainstream or obscure, and share knowledge, which is the most valuable currency.
By getting people practicing obscure hobbies together, like the bunch of madmen (and women) who work with ULF cameras, creating a community helps keep the craft alive. The onslaught from the digital world has slowly erroded the film supplies, and it is only by creating an active and vibrant community, not nesessarly around Mamut Photo, there are already beacons of ULF and LF life around sites likelf.info, Apug.org and galerie-photo the important thing is to keep shooting film and supporting the LF community ! |
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