![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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/learningontablet-1140x855.jpg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/payattentionatdinner-1024x728.jpeg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/laughingatthetable-1024x768.jpeg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/couchphones-1024x768.jpg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/watchingtvtogether-1024x768.jpg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fightingoveraphoto-1024x768.jpg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/takingaphoto-1024x768.jpg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sadcomments-1024x768.jpg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fingerknit-1024x760.jpg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rabbithole-1024x768.jpeg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sleepsounds-1024x768.jpeg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/distractedbytablet-1024x759.jpg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/learningontablet-1024x768.jpg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/joeytextingcar-1024x768.jpg)
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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/carphoto-1024x768.jpg)
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.
![A desk with a PC, laptop, tablet, and smartphone on display. The image is in color.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Untitled-design-1-75x75.png)
![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.](https://spencerashley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fingerknit-75x75.jpg)