This is definitely not a very good shot. But it raises an important question. The poster in the background is for the exhibition "Why Pictures Now" (the title derives from a work by Aerican artist Louise Lawler) about new positions in photography in the past 30 years or so. The exhibition at MUMOK (Museum of Modern Art) in Vienna still can be seen until October 1, and I can only recommend everybody to see it.
Why pictures now, is a question I have not asked myself too often in the past year and a half years since I bought a digital SLR camera. I just took pictures like crazy, supposedly more that 30,000 all together. It was great fun of course, and I also learned quite a lot, but sometimes, I wonder what I am doing all that for.... Would be interested to hear whether the "why" is of any importance to you.