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# January 20, 2011
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/post-2846061154/
- Published: 2011-01-20T12:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-10T21:47:38.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: link, #import-tumblr-2026-08-27, photo

[The slow-photography movement asks what is the point of taking pictures?On a recent trip to Israel, I spent some time in the old city of Jerusalem, watching people take photos. It was, on the whole, a fascinating spectacle,…![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)SlateTim Wu![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/thumbnail/f5446e9c-6c2d-45e4-92cf-58119bd0ca2c-263f9211-0242-4d83-9c9f-7dc2ae3144a2.jpg)](http://www.slate.com/id/2279659/pagenum/all/?ref=drewshannon.net)