Nothing stays the same, but a photograph will freeze the moment and allow us to look into the past. What I most enjoy about photography, is that it is a time stopper and a record of an instant now gone.
Do we really need to automate everything? I am waiting for the announcement of a camera so automated, that one will never have to even pick it up to take a photo. Just open the door and tell it to go take some pictures. Won't that be fun?