# Professor Alixandra Barasch is interviewed about her joint research on how taking photos impacts experiences

1 Faculty News May 3, 2018 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_033707.jpg?itok=9MLZHUYu)>

Excerpt from [PsychCentral](https://psychcentral.com/lib/is-all-our-photo-taking-worthwhile/) -- "'I don’t say photo taking is bad or good because it depends on your goal,' says [Barasch](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/alixandra-barasch). 'If your goal is to focus on the visual, photography does a lot to draw you in. But if you are taking photos for other goals, you may be missing out on cues in your environment.'"

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