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Recently, photography has become almost as widely practiced an amusement as sex and dancing _ which means that, like every mass art form, photography is not practiced by most people as art. It is mainly a social rite, a defense against anxiety, and a tool of power.
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Recently, photography has become almost as widely practiced an amusement as sex and dancing _ which means that, like every mass art form, photography is not practiced by most people as art. It is mainly a social rite, a defense against anxiety, and a tool of power.

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