The Instagram Effect - Clive Thompson for WIRED

“As I used the app more and more, something surprising happened: I became increasingly observant of the world around me… What Instagram is doing—along with the myriad other photo apps that have recently emerged—is giving newbies a way to develop deeper visual literacy… I find it a lovely moment. Today’s tech is often blamed for producing a generation of people who stare at screens. But sometimes it opens up a new window on the world.”

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/12/st_thompson_instagram/