# Instagram Statistic Infographics 'Is Photography Dead?' Measures Mobile Photos vs. Camera Photos By Erin Fox | Published 2012-11-18 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/is-photography-dead References: [visual.ly](http://visual.ly/photography-dead-mobile-photo-explosion) & [overgram.co](http://overgram.co/mobile-photography.html) With a recent statistic reviewing [Instagram](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instapocket) as the most popular app on people's phones, this recent 'Is Photography Dead?' infographic outlines the popularity of mobile photography vs. regular photography. An approximate 3.5 trillion photos have been taken since the first photo 185 years ago. In 1826, the first picture was taken and since the evolution of the camera has taken off. These pictures were put onto print, however now a staggering 300 million photos are uploaded to [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wifi-digital-picture-frame) everyday. Every second of the day, 26 photos are uploaded to Instagram. Forty-two percent of the [Tumblr](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/livebox) world is comprised of photos alone. Digital photography has become a fascination as it is easy to share and makes it easier to view all your photos. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 64% | Activity: 65% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/photography) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Mobile Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop user-friendly editing tools and filters to enhance the mobile photography experience. - **Social Media Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform that allows users to monetize their photography through social media engagement and sponsorships. - **Digital Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate artificial intelligence technology to automatically organize and tag digital photos for better accessibility and searchability. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile App Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create new mobile apps that enhance mobile photography and social sharing features. - **Social Media Marketing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop specialized marketing strategies to leverage the popularity of social media photography and engage target audiences. - **Artificial Intelligence:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Apply AI algorithms and computer vision technology to revolutionize the way digital photos are organized, analyzed, and utilized. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Single-Use Photography Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/later-cam.md) - [Creative Photo Communities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hipstamatic.md) - [Dedicated Content Creator Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instapocket.md) - [Visualized Social Media Data](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instagraph.md) - [Photo Editing Mobile Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/capture-one.md) - [Vintage Photo Camera Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moodcamera.md) - [Image-Sharing Social Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lapse-1.md) - [Smartphone Photography Editing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adobe-photoshop-app-for-iphone.md) - [Creative Imaging Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pic-2-planet.md)