Will photography survive the 21st century? With the progressive but inevitable disappearance of traditional photography, the question has been asked since the 1980s.
Photographers have responded to the death of a certain type of photography in two ways. Some of them have chosen to return to the past, seeking to re-establish the simplicity of old cameras and practices (photographers such as Daido Moryiama, Rosangela Renno and Michel Campeau).
Others on the contrary, have extended the limits of experimentation, carrying out camera-less photography, making use of today's many resources ¨C such as software, scanners and the Internet - to make images (photographers such as Joan Fontcuberta, Thomas Ruff, and Brandon Lattu).
A third group of photographers is exploring frontiers and crafted solutions, between nostalgia and futurism, in a sort of alternative photography (using Lomography, disposable cameras and Tichy's makeshift cameras).
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