Illustration

My photo is based on research by Sherry Turkle, from TedTalk: Connected But Alone,

Turkle's speech - along with many other academic research studies - pointed to the notion that despite many users having more than 200 friends (http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/6-new-facts-about-facebook/) on social media, we continue to feel isolated in our own circle of friendships. Most images I have seen on this subject take the viewpoint, from the third person; I decided to take a first person approach. Introspection has more power than observation. 

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I kept the highlight on the right side of the image (the adding of a filter) for two reasons:

1. Compared to images where the phone did not have the highlight, the highlight brings the eye to the background where you can see the family holding their phones at the table.
2. The filter - coming in - adds to the cognitive dissonance of the photo; creating a deeper psychological context and possibly a deeper cultural meaning to the image.