Why does our Instagram generation think its snaps are so special?

When two amateur photographers on a cruise took the same picture of an iceberg, one accused the other of plagiarism. This ridiculous row is just the tip of a very ordinary iceberg

We all love taking photographs. I take them everywhere, on a camera, on a mobile device, snap, snap, snap. We give cameras to our kids too. Even more snapping. But how much do we value those pictures?

As memory markers, they are addictive. As fun, they are ... great fun. But it all gets daft when amateur snappers think they are artists.

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