Photographer Joel Meyerowitz, famous for capturing everyday life on the streets of his native New York and elsewhere, has no qualms about now sharing the stage with hordes of phone-wielding amateurs.
"The problems of the world and the joys of the world are visible because everyone has a camera," the 88-year-old told AFP.
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