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Can You Spot Who Makes This Pic So Awesome That We Can All Learn From It?
There’s one person in this crowd of moviegoers who’s determined to live life in the moment. Can you find them?
If you guessed that it’s the older woman in the black sweater at the front of the crowd, you’d be right. This photo, taken at the premier of Black Mass in Brookline, Massachusetts by John Blanding, shows a crowd of fans greeting movie stars with their smartphones held high. The woman’s contrasting approach to the moment has earned her heaps of praise after the photo went viral.
Though most of us are guilty of over-reliance on social media to some degree, it’s still a popular subject for artists. This post features work by Babycakes Romero and other artists afraid of what our dependence on technology and social media might mean for us.
(h/t: bostonglobe)
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Image credits: John Blanding
Image credits: John Blanding
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MakenzieSheriff 9 years ago
I said she is beautiful the way she is. This goes for many other people, but that's why I said what I said. I am not specifying which element of her appearance is beautiful.
Dornishwine 9 years ago
Some people are younger than her and yet seem older, don't take all things literally...
JeanneDeaux 9 years ago
Agreed, she is definitely looking with her eyes, not through a screen. She is enjoying the moment as much as the old lady, but she was ignored for some reason.
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SergioBicerraDescalzi 9 years ago
She's holding something with her left hand, but in her right hand shes holding a pen, so I think it's a notebook for autoghraphs. Maybe they thought it was a smartphone. Kinda looks like one.
François Landry 8 years ago
She is definetly not as cute nor contrasting as the elderly lady that for whatever reasons, we all wish she was our grandma right now ;)
LeonardoHakim 9 years ago
By the look and smiles on people's faces they all seem to be enjoying that moment of life while also getting the enjoyment of taking pictures and preserving the moment. Those pictures can also be enjoyed later and the happy experience can be shared with friends and other people who were not there. (Hey, I am a photographer and enjoy living and keeping memories of special moments of life .) Who knows. The nice lady with glasses is perhaps by with her son next to her, who is focusing on the phone, reviewing the photos. In my view there's nothing alienating about taking pictures of movie stars.
VictorVakaras 9 years ago
Another fun game: count how many people are holding their phones incorrectly for picture taking/video capturing.
CarriCarey 9 years ago
Holding a smartphone doesn't mean you're not living in the moment or that you're relying on social media. Different people experience life differently. Doesn't make them better or worse. Every generation has something that makes them "worse" than the last.
RobynScott 9 years ago
It's more that they are experiencing 'the moment' alone and not as one with the crowd and all the emotions involved with that. They are seeing it through a small screen instead of lifesize.
SteveLockarboe 9 years ago
I think this is one of the most inspirational things I have seen on bored panda, and I have seen A LOT on bored panda.
MikiNyckel 9 years ago
This is what I typically do, and I usually miss out on that epic photo ;) But it's ok. I live in the moment.
darkphoenix 9 years ago
The others are more focused on the picture they are taking then enjoying the moment.
MariaKumar 9 years ago
I don't see why she looks like she's having any more fun than anyone else. There's a lot of people in that group that are smiling and enjoying themselves. The only difference is she's not taking photos but there's nothing to suggest that taking photos is making any of the others less happy or in the moment.
MariaKumar 9 years ago
Admittedly, there are some situations where taking photos would detract from the general enjoyment of the moment but I don't think this is a good example of that.
Lucia Colaco 8 years ago
The Senior Lady Not Using A Phone. Look Around People, Technology Is Taking Over. Priceless Pic.
JimCoster 9 years ago
for those who have eyes that can see ... i respectfully offer the following Biblical admonishment written over 2000 years ago about the behavior of humans at that time.... Romans 1:25 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator.
JimCoster 9 years ago
for those who have eyes that can see ... i respectfully offer for your consideration the following Biblical admonishment written over 2000 years ago about the behavior of humans in that time........................ Romans 1:25 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator.
TinyDynamine 9 years ago
And the one two to her right... and the one two to her left. They're not looking at their phones.
LeonardoHakim 9 years ago
Her son, the fellow with the beard and the sunglasses on his baseball cap, is taking the pictures for her.
LeannaArcturus 9 years ago
This is exactly how I feel. I'm so anti-phone during these moments. I might have it for a photo or two, but after that it's all just experience! This really gets me at concerts, because people are blocking your view trying to take s****y videos the whole time!!
LoriBirdEnniss 9 years ago
The elderly lady, she's just allowing herself to enjoy the moment through her own senses, not through the lens of an smart phone. She's living completely in the moment.
LaurieLindner 9 years ago
Of course the beautiful older woman...it's interesting, my mom is 87, and , we were stuck at the danvers registry...there must have been a hundred people waiting, even sitting on the floor....after about 20 mins, my mom said to me, " This is so strange. I said, what are you talking about?...she said, ITS SO QUIET. NO ONE IS EVEN TALKING TO EACH OTHER. THEY ARE ALL ON THOSE PHONES! I suddenly realised how right she was...I looked around and ,besides a few people, most were totally absorbed by their electronic devices. ...it is sad.
MakenzieSheriff 9 years ago
I said she is beautiful the way she is. This goes for many other people, but that's why I said what I said. I am not specifying which element of her appearance is beautiful.
Dornishwine 9 years ago
Some people are younger than her and yet seem older, don't take all things literally...
JeanneDeaux 9 years ago
Agreed, she is definitely looking with her eyes, not through a screen. She is enjoying the moment as much as the old lady, but she was ignored for some reason.
Load More Replies... SergioBicerraDescalzi 9 years ago
She's holding something with her left hand, but in her right hand shes holding a pen, so I think it's a notebook for autoghraphs. Maybe they thought it was a smartphone. Kinda looks like one.
François Landry 8 years ago
She is definetly not as cute nor contrasting as the elderly lady that for whatever reasons, we all wish she was our grandma right now ;)
LeonardoHakim 9 years ago
By the look and smiles on people's faces they all seem to be enjoying that moment of life while also getting the enjoyment of taking pictures and preserving the moment. Those pictures can also be enjoyed later and the happy experience can be shared with friends and other people who were not there. (Hey, I am a photographer and enjoy living and keeping memories of special moments of life .) Who knows. The nice lady with glasses is perhaps by with her son next to her, who is focusing on the phone, reviewing the photos. In my view there's nothing alienating about taking pictures of movie stars.
VictorVakaras 9 years ago
Another fun game: count how many people are holding their phones incorrectly for picture taking/video capturing.
CarriCarey 9 years ago
Holding a smartphone doesn't mean you're not living in the moment or that you're relying on social media. Different people experience life differently. Doesn't make them better or worse. Every generation has something that makes them "worse" than the last.
RobynScott 9 years ago
It's more that they are experiencing 'the moment' alone and not as one with the crowd and all the emotions involved with that. They are seeing it through a small screen instead of lifesize.
SteveLockarboe 9 years ago
I think this is one of the most inspirational things I have seen on bored panda, and I have seen A LOT on bored panda.
MikiNyckel 9 years ago
This is what I typically do, and I usually miss out on that epic photo ;) But it's ok. I live in the moment.
darkphoenix 9 years ago
The others are more focused on the picture they are taking then enjoying the moment.
MariaKumar 9 years ago
I don't see why she looks like she's having any more fun than anyone else. There's a lot of people in that group that are smiling and enjoying themselves. The only difference is she's not taking photos but there's nothing to suggest that taking photos is making any of the others less happy or in the moment.
MariaKumar 9 years ago
Admittedly, there are some situations where taking photos would detract from the general enjoyment of the moment but I don't think this is a good example of that.
Lucia Colaco 8 years ago
The Senior Lady Not Using A Phone. Look Around People, Technology Is Taking Over. Priceless Pic.
JimCoster 9 years ago
for those who have eyes that can see ... i respectfully offer the following Biblical admonishment written over 2000 years ago about the behavior of humans at that time.... Romans 1:25 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator.
JimCoster 9 years ago
for those who have eyes that can see ... i respectfully offer for your consideration the following Biblical admonishment written over 2000 years ago about the behavior of humans in that time........................ Romans 1:25 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator.
TinyDynamine 9 years ago
And the one two to her right... and the one two to her left. They're not looking at their phones.
LeonardoHakim 9 years ago
Her son, the fellow with the beard and the sunglasses on his baseball cap, is taking the pictures for her.
LeannaArcturus 9 years ago
This is exactly how I feel. I'm so anti-phone during these moments. I might have it for a photo or two, but after that it's all just experience! This really gets me at concerts, because people are blocking your view trying to take s****y videos the whole time!!
LoriBirdEnniss 9 years ago
The elderly lady, she's just allowing herself to enjoy the moment through her own senses, not through the lens of an smart phone. She's living completely in the moment.
LaurieLindner 9 years ago
Of course the beautiful older woman...it's interesting, my mom is 87, and , we were stuck at the danvers registry...there must have been a hundred people waiting, even sitting on the floor....after about 20 mins, my mom said to me, " This is so strange. I said, what are you talking about?...she said, ITS SO QUIET. NO ONE IS EVEN TALKING TO EACH OTHER. THEY ARE ALL ON THOSE PHONES! I suddenly realised how right she was...I looked around and ,besides a few people, most were totally absorbed by their electronic devices. ...it is sad.
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