Endangered Species
by James Aiken
Title
Endangered Species
Artist
James Aiken
Medium
Photograph - Digital Image
Description
The sunlight accentuates the details of what could be one of the last of an endangered species.
This pay phone stands forlornly on the street corner as a vestige of a soon to be extinct technology in the modern day and age of the smartphone.
A payphone is a public telephone, often located in a telephone booth or a privacy hood, with pre-payment by inserting money (usually coins), a credit or debit card, or a telephone card.
Payphone revenues have sharply declined in many places, largely due to the increased usage of mobile phones. Payphone providers have sometimes tried to reverse the decline in usage by offering additional services such as SMS and Internet access, thus making their phone booths into Internet kiosks. The abandonment of payphones by telephone companies has angered some people who consider them a communication staple for low-income and low-credit consumers. In particular, payphones are useful for foreign or generally non-local travelers who need to place local calls, as well as those who simply do not like or cannot afford mobile phones. (Information obtained from Wikipedia)
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September 24th, 2013
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Comments (83)
Jo Ann Tomaselli
This is just great James! As you said, the pay phone is an old technology on it's way to extinction ~ great capture especially the handset lit up to the left ~ fun visuals!
Barbara Chichester
CONGRATULATIONS! Your work has been chosen to be Featured in MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION Group....well done! v/f
Jan Dappen
Oh my gosh! Is that a real payphone? Great capture, literally..you'd better preserve it for history!!