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The removed series of photographs by Eric Pickersgill, is very accurate as to how people are in today's society. This series shows how two people can be right next to each other, but be so disconnected because of the distraction of technology. These photos capture real life situations very accurately and to be honest, it's kind of sad that this is what we look like when on our cellphones or hand held devices. Even though the actual technological device isn't pictured, you can immediately see that this is what Pickersgill was trying to make our eyes see. I can definitely point out pictures that I can relate to because I am one to be easily distracted by my cellphone. One picture in particular is where the man and woman are on the couch together, and both on their cellphones not paying attention to each other. There's been times I've been just hanging out with my boyfriend and we just happen to both be on our phones not really talking to each other and scrolling on instagram or twitter. Does this happen a lot? Absolutely not, however I know that if someone were to photograph when it did happen, it would look exactly like that. In today's society everyone is into media, texting, taking pictures, and just being on their phones, but this is such a bad thing. For example, we could be at a concert taking pictures and videos, however when taking those pictures and videos you're looking at your phone instead of watching the live performance. If you didn't take pictures, were you really there? This shouldn't matter because we should always be living in the moment and not looking at life through a six inch screen. These photographs depict reality, and how technology can make people closed off and distracted. I'm not saying technology is a bad thing, because to be honest it's one of our world's best creations, however we should only utilize it at the right moments instead of all day, everyday. Trust me I'm not one to talk because I know I'm on my phone a lot, however looking at these pictures makes me feel as if I should try to stay off my phone less and see the world for what it really is.