This week, when do great cameras (or any other tools for that matter) cease to be great? Many of us chase the latest and greatest, but even the older version was great once. Also, some thoughts on photos as objects, courtesy of Wim Wenders and his collection of thousands of Polaroids. Plus, managing expectations about what we put out into the world. Taryn Simon is our Photographer of the Week. As a teaser for next week, what defines a “cultural experience” for you?

Links for this episode:

• Whitehead Bros - Your Love Is A 187 - YouTube
  
• All Pixels Are Not Created Equal : On Taking Pictures
  
• Wim Wenders on his Polaroids – and why photography is now over | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• Are You Ready to Publish a Photobook? - In conversation with Chris Pichler, Nazraeli Press | LensCulture
  
• 37% of Art Museum Visitors Don’t View Them as Culture—and Other Takeaways from the 2017 Culture Track Report
  
• The new MacBook keyboard is ruining my life | The Outline
  
• uta barth | the official website
  
• Unicomp, Inc.: Ultra Classic White Buckling Spring USB
  
• Heart Like a Wheel (film) - Wikipedia
  
• Taryn Simon - Wikipedia
  
• Taryn Simon
  
• Taryn Simon: Paperwork and the Will of Capital at Gagosian West 24th Street, NYC - YouTube
  
• Taryn Simon — Charlie Rose
  
• Taryn Simon: Paperwork and the Will of Capital - Example #1
  
• Taryn Simon: Paperwork and the Will of Capital - Example #2
  
• Taryn Simon: 'Paperwork and the Will of Capital' Book
  

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