Technology has the power to change the world.
But the question is at what cost to humans?
With a small satchel straddled on his back he cycles down the road, like a fox his ears are tuned to any sound as his eyes scan the surroundings just in case a customer gives him a signal.
With his camera on his back, for 3 decades 51-year old Joe Kuvasekera has scavenged the Glen Norah, Glen View and Highfield areas in search of potential customers.
But back then the job was not as easy as it is now for there was no guarantee that the photo would come out nice.
"You would only take the photo and the customer would pay upon getting the photograph," said Kuvasekera.
In 1990, Kuvasekera even quit his job as a tool setter at a local manufacturing company to take up photography full time as the job was very rewarding.
"In December you were able to buy 2 or 3 cows in the rural areas," Kuvasekera said.
But now all that is in the past as his beloved profession is slowly being taken over by technology.
"Now things are difficult, not only for my profession, but in fact for everyone," he added.
In this era of technology where almost everyone has a smartphone and can just randomly take a photo or better still a selfie, one wonders if there will still be a place for people like Kuvasekera.
