Photography has undergone a brand new resurgence.
This resurgence is being driven by two huge factors: Drastically improving cameras both in terms of capability and portability and in terms of radically enhanced ability to share pictures via the Internet. The capabilities of a present day Canon camera or other digital camera available via Ritz Camera or Best Buy is equivalent to if not better than the professional cameras of a decade or two ago. The electronics have been advancing rapidly, and so the capabilities that used to require enormous setups with many add-ons can now be emulated via a comparatively small SLR.
Even modern day point and shoot cameras with their many advanced digital photo modes and incredible zoom and resolution capabilities come close to matching the professional cameras of old. Given this you can capture professional looking shots even if you are working with an incredibly tight budget. Perhaps even more important than the advance in the cameras has been the advance in the ability to share pictures. In the past you could only share pictures with people in person. Online photo sharing sites and social networks in particular have radically changed this. Now you can remotely upload your pictures and share them with the world from anywhere in mere moments.
