reGeneration/ Preface

What are young photographers up to these days? Whose influence are they heeding, consciously or unconsciously ? Are they conformist or contentious ? Idealist or realist ? Escapist or engaged ? Are we on the cusp of something new ( a movement, a revolt, a new dawn), or still at the tail-end of a chapter, wallowing in the so-called decadent phase? Are emerging photographers leaning toward classical approaches to photography or inclined towards those of contemporary art ? Are they remaining loyal to film and chemistry or abandoning camp in droves for pixels and Photoshop ? Or are they at ease with a mix of the two technologies, according to their needs ?