The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology -

Photographed, written, and created by Ashley Spencer

A teenage boy sitting at the dinner table with his family, scrolling on his cell phone while they are angrily trying to speak to him. The image has a black and white filter on it and the cell phone is in color.

A teenager is seemingly distracted by his phone at family dinner, they speak to him and he can’t hear. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A teenage boy at the dinner table with his family, showing them a video on his cell phone. They are all laughing together. The image has a black and white filter on it and the cell phone is in color.

He turns the phone around to show them what he was searching for, a funny video he saw earlier, making them laugh. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A group of friends are sitting on a couch. Each person is looking down at their cell phone. The image has a black and white filter on it and each phone is in color.

A group of friends gather for a night time hangout, for the time being they are focused on their cell phones instead of interacting. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A group of friends are cuddling on the couch watching a movie on the television. The image has a black and white filter on it and the television is in color.

Moments later, the group of friends turn their focus to a movie on the TV. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A young man and woman are sitting on a couch, seemingly arguing. He is holding his cell phone up, revealing an instagram post he has liked of a woman in a bathing suit. The image has a black and white filter on it and the cell phone is in color.

An upset girlfriend has just found her boyfriend liking another woman’s pictures on social media. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A young man and woman sitting on the couch, cuddling and taking an Instagram photo on the woman's cell phone. The image has a black and white filter on it and the cell phone is in color.

Moments earlier, they used her phone to post a picture of themselves together. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A young girl is sitting in a chair crying while reading hurtful Instagram comments on her cell phone. The image has a black and white filter on it and her cell phone is in color.

A girl has recently posted a photo of herself on Instagram, she found that many of her peers have left hurtful comments about her appearance. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A girl is sitting on a chair watching a youtube tutorial on her phone of finger knitting and following along. The image has a black and white filter on it and her cell phone is in color.

To keep her mind off of it, she turns to Youtube to continue a tutorial she was watching on how to finger knit. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A young man is scrolling on his cell phone in bed. A clock in the background reads "3:00 AM". The image has a black and white filter on it, the cell phone is in color.

Instead of sleeping the night before work, a man has found himself down a Google rabbit hole. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A young man is asleep next to his cell phone in bed. The cell phone is playing an album called "Sounds to Help You Sleep". The image has a black and white filter on it and the cell phone is in color.

The following night, he turns on relaxing music to help him get to sleep earlier. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A young girl is playing a game on her tablet at the table with learning books beside her. There is a black and white filter on the image and the tablet is in color.

A 7 year old girl decided to play a game on her tablet instead of using her learning books. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A young girl sitting at the table using her tablet to practice writing her letters. There is a black and white filter on the image and the tablet is in color.

After she finished her game, she used the tablet to practice her letters. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A man is in the driver's seat of a vehicle in motion. He is holding and scrolling though his cell phone while he drives. The image has a black and white filter on it and the cell phone is in color.

A man texting and driving, while he is being trusted by his friends to get them safely to their destination. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

A group of people are in a vehicle in motion. The radio is on and they are dancing to it. The image has a black and white filter on it and the car-play radio is in color.

He was picking a song, they decide to turn up the volume and dance to the radio. Ashley Spencer, “The Highs and Lows of Humans and Their Technology.”

Without technology, these moments are non-existent.

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