Why Graham Nash has no use for smartphone photos
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Most folks know Graham Nash for his songwriting, vocals and harmonies as one-third of the Crosby, Stills and Nash trio.
He also happens to be a long-time photographer and collector, but when it comes to taking photos in the digital age, no smartphones please. He swears by his Panasonic Lumix micro-four-thirds model, and leaves the smartphone for talking.
"It's a beautiful little digital camera," he says. "I spent years in the darkroom, and loved it, but I'd rather have a cup of tea and talk to friends while I'm operating Photoshop and cleaning up my images."
He likes shooting with a small camera, as opposed to a bug, bulky DSLR, because "I like to be invisible, I don't like people seeing me with the camera. i want to take a picture of you when you don't know that I'm there."
Nash's issue with smartphones is how they're used for so many mundane moments that perhaps shouldn't be captured.
There are billions of smartphones, "but maybe only 12 photographers," he says.
"I don't want a picture of me standing next to Mickey Mouse at Disneyland. If I see an absurd moment before me, that's what I want to capture. I'm not interested in shooting puppies or sunsets. I don't use my camera as my memory."