Caught in the App / Technoference London

People nowadays live several lives in one. One in the real world, on the streets, at tables, in bed. And many online. Smartphones make it easy to travel permanently between these worlds. This permanent travelling between world worries me. It causes traffic accidents. It distracts us. It makes us dismindful, which makes us feel tired. It disconnects us. And maybe the most worrying: it desocializes us (according to research of MIT-professor Sherry Turkle 2012-2017).

With my photography series #CaughtintheApp I am welcoming back people to their first - non virtual - life, reconnecting their souls to their bodies.

I'm using my 35mm lens (Nikon D300s) to give the catching a tinge of prey and predator play. The catching works easy: I choose my 'hot zone', make it my place and I just wait for people to get caught in the app. Most of the pictures were taken from a distance of less than three meters between me and the object.

After taking the picture I thank the people for sharing this moment with me and I ask them what they were using their phone for. Most of them thank me in return for pointing them at this awkward addictive habit and admit that they're just scrolling Whatsapp, Instagram, Tinder or one or another news site. Nothing urgent usually.

The series is still in progress. My goal is to expand my series to 100 pieces (or even more).

All of the pictures were taken in Groningen, the Netherlands. A city with about 220.000 citizens. All of my pictures (also less satisfying) are in this Flickr-album: www.flickr.com/photos/ritzotencate/albums/72157674642373921.

Looking forward to get your feedback!

Just a new experimental photo project. I'm trying to catch people people playing with their smartphone in a social environment.

Iedereen met een smartphone kent het moment dat iemand je wijst op dat je - totaal ongepast - met je telefoon zit, loopt of ligt te spelen. In een vergadering, op straat of zelfs in bed naast je geliefde. Soms levert het slechts irritatie op. Niet zelden leidt het ook regelrecht tot gevaarlijke situaties. Want als je met je aandacht bij je Whatsapp, Nu.nl of Snapchat bent, heb je nou eenmaal minder aandacht voor het verkeer of wat collega’s proberen met je te delen. Met mijn Caught in the App / Betrappt foto’s leg ik mensen in dit soort momenten vast en breng ik ze terug in de wereld waarin ze fysiek met hun benen staan.

Voor mijn serie Caught in the App / Betrappt ga ik op jacht naar mensen die in bijzijn van anderen hun telefoon gebruiken. Ik leg ze vast, vlak na het moment dat ze zich door mij betrapt voelen. Voor mijn serie gebruik ik een portretlens, waardoor er een roofdier- en prooi-achtig spel ontstaat. “Van hoe nabij kan ik een onbekende fotograferen, die in zijn telefoon verzonken is?”

Na het maken van de foto bedank ik de deelnemers voor hun medewerking. Bijna iedereen glimlacht en bedankt mij vervolgens dat ik hem of haar even terug in het hier en nu bracht.

Sta je herkenbaar op deze foto en wil je dat liever niet? Mail of bel me even op ritzotencate@gmail.com / 06 519 10 598. Mijn intentie is mooie foto’s maken en niet iets doen wat mensen niet willen.

Taken on: August 19, 2017

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Camera: Nikon D300S, f/2.5, 1/1250 sec, 35mm (=52mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300S
Lens:	AF Nikkor 35mm f/2D
Aperture:	f/2.5
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	35mm (35mm equivalent: 52mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Photos 2.0
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