Small talk V Smartphone
Posted: 15 Mar 2015, 11:04People not talking to each other
12 March 2015 Last updated at 23:43
By Paul Kerley BBC News Magazine
"Smartphones have made everyone seriously dull" claims the man who took this series of intriguing images. The street photographer - who goes by the name of Babycakes Romero - calls the set the Death of Conversation.
He describes how traditional social etiquette regarding the use of phones in company seems to have disappeared.
His images are snapshots - tiny moments in time - and he could not have known precisely why those featured were gazing at their screens.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31855389
12 March 2015 Last updated at 23:43
By Paul Kerley BBC News Magazine
"Smartphones have made everyone seriously dull" claims the man who took this series of intriguing images. The street photographer - who goes by the name of Babycakes Romero - calls the set the Death of Conversation.
He describes how traditional social etiquette regarding the use of phones in company seems to have disappeared.
His images are snapshots - tiny moments in time - and he could not have known precisely why those featured were gazing at their screens.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31855389