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The Digital Photography Revolution

By Autumn Lockwood

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Digital photography has had an incredible impact on our personal lives. Capturing, sharing, and protecting our memories has never been easier. But the beauty of digital photos doesn't end with taking great pictures of your family and friends. Digital technology has done more than just improve our ability to share and store pictures -it's had a massive impact on how many modern industries operate.

Here are five industries revolutionized by digital photography and its technology:

Medicine

The field of medicine has benefited greatly from the development of digital imagery. Thanks to the ease of transferring digital images, patient data can now be stored with relevant photographs and sent to any hospital in the world. No film means instant results for things such as X-rays or reference photographs, and photos can now be stored on a hard drive instead of taking up valuable space in a storage room. Many endoscopic procedures available today would not be possible without the technology of digital.

Cyber-Space

During the last ten years, the internet has become a new way to socialize. The internet was once considered a hangout for nerds but now has become one of the most important communication tools in the world. A big part of this communication is the ability to share, upload and download images. Facebook alone has over 10 billion photographs and counting, none of which would be present if not for digital cameras. Whether it's sharing pictures of a wedding or taking photos during a crisis, digital photography has completely changed how people share their story.

Outer Space

Space exploration is thought to be one of humanity's most significant achievements. Cutting-edge technology has enabled scientists to view things in space that had never been seen before, and the digital cameras mounted on the Mars Exploration Rovers have helped to shed light on a planet once shrouded in mystery. Without the ability to process images as data and transmit that data across unimaginable distances, our view of space would still largely be limited to what we can see from Earth.

Sports Photography

While it may seem obvious that the development of digital has changed the way in which we document sporting events, it's hard to understand how great a difference it has created without looking in more detail. Since digital photography is not limited by film, there is really no cost difference between taking a thousand photographs or taking one. With this added freedom, sports journalists are free to take thousands of photographs at every event they cover, increasing their chances of scoring one of those "one in a million" shots and opening the profession up to those who may have been afraid to risk the film.

How We Learn

As with education, digital photography has helped make learning more accessible, more interactive and perhaps even more rewarding. The low cost of digital makes it a great choice for student projects, and the abundance of digital photos and editing tools have provided countless students with resources for presentations and research. Digital video, which uses the same technology as digital pictures, has helped improve our ability to communicate with people from around the world in real time and even take classes over cyber space.

It can be easy to take digital photography for granted, especially in our daily lives. However, when you take a look at some of the things that digital cameras have made possible, it is hard to ignore the impact that they have had on our quality of life. From advanced medical procedures to a clearer view of the stars, digital has opened many doors that without it would have remained closed - possibly forever.

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