The recent transition to digital television marks the end of Dad making you grab the TV antenna and stand on a coffee table in the far corner of the room because the picture got fuzzy 30 seconds before the end of the big game. No more wrapping rabbit ears in foil trying to get a better reception. Many would say this is a good thing: clearer, sharper images, so clean you can see the pores on Angelina Jolie’s nose. But analog's not dead yet. Tampa Bay artist Taylor Oliver keeps analog images alive — with photographs.
This article appears in Jun 17-23, 2009.