**This is a causal/effect essay for a writing class.  
The requirements are to have at least six sources cited in the essay (I currently have one)  
and to clearly define causes and/or effects of the subject. Be critical.  
Thank you!**  
  
## photography is everywhere

  
  
Weddings, wars, and memories all have this trait in common; they are all photographed. Images are a universal means of communication. Pictures are everywhere. They capture memories and our attention whether they capture the severity of a war or just an ad for a new pair of Nike shoes. Photography has been largely integrated into our culture. Many things have caused photography to change from a limited art medium into an everyday occurrence. From photography's very beginning around 1840, as new camera technologies developed, photographs created many diverse views on the world.  
  
Photography was invented around 1880, but the concepts behind it have been around much longer. According to Tolmachev, The "Camera Obscura was invented around 13-14th centuries," but the original idea of photography dates back to the tenth century where the principles behind the Camera Obscura were detailed (2010). Artists began to have different prejudices about this new invention. When it was first introduced, some believed that photography shouldn't be considered as an art form because photography was mechanical and didn't involve skill beyond the chemical procedures to recreate a moment in time. They believed that these camera's images were like fabrics made by machinery. These pictures could not be compared to a fine handmade painting. Another view was that photography could be useful to other artists as inspiration or as a reference for accuracy in depicting the picture. But photography could not be considered an art form in itself. It was not equal in creativeness to drawing or painting. Others believed that photography was comparable to etching or lithography, which were types of art that used principles pertaining to light refraction, similar to a camera to depict an image with paint or a pencil. The similarity between etching and photography gave photography a platform so that it could produce images that would be considered valid works of art. Photography was celebrated as the perfect reproduction of reality with which no artist could compete. The tradition that paintings tried to reproduce real life gave photography superiority in the art world. Photography would become a beneficial influence on the arts, as well as on culture.  
  
In the late 19-20th century photography was greatly popularized. Before film cameras were introduced, cameras were giant, complicated pieces of machinery. When the first film camera was marketed, it was inexpensive and simplistic. Its accessibility popularized photography as a hobby. Because so many people had these cameras by the end of the 20th century, photography was becoming an everyday occurrence. People's perspective on events around the world changed. Photographers wanted their images publicized to communicate what they were able to see to the world. Before the 1880s people had to rely on text to understand what was happening around the world. The visible things were publicized because of photography. Before photography was common, newspapers would count on wording to describe situations or events around the world. As photography was popularized, people began to depend on photojournalism to give them an accurate depiction of the events around the world. People could now see another part of the world as though they were looking at it with their own eyes. This made the horrors and glories of other lands be felt widely. People could see the majesty of Mt. Everest and the terrors of Nazi concentration camps. These images raised opposition to wars and stimulated a desire to travel to the other side of the world. These images also became a means of information. People started to keep photo albums and document their lives through photography. Through advertising, people portrayed what happiness and the ideal life look like. This helped lead to the materialistic age, which birthed the digital camera.  
  
Currently, photography is everywhere. It is used for education, entertainment, communication, information, and advertising. Each picture represents many things to different people. Photography changes the way that people see their friends their family and the past. Images dominate social media, which is a large platform for communication and is arguably the biggest influence on teenage culture. Images are the way that we make jokes and the way that we show people our emotions. Photography has the ability to show the heart of mankind whether good or bad. It gives us information about the conditions of the environment around us. Images have the power to disgust people or to give them joy and inspiration. When people see their relatives in old picture albums it inspires memories. When we learn about history, the most vivid events are ones that were photographed. The images broaden our understanding of information about the world past and present. Our understanding can go beyond words when people process the things that are now possible for them to see through pictures. We now take photographs of anything worth remembering. When people have photographs of the things around them, it changes how they interact with those things.  
  
For centuries images have allowed people to convey ideas and events that words cannot. The increasing popularity and availability provided by the development of photography changed the way people see the world.