I got a camera to spy on my cat – and it made me question everything about myself | Life and style | The Guardian

We document everything obsessively. And implicit in this compulsion is the suspicion that our lives are best understood at a distance – but what do we lose?

‘The problem with getting a camera for your pets is that you also inadvertently get a camera for yourself.’ Photograph: Purple Collar Pet Photography/Getty Images View image in fullscreen ‘The problem with getting a camera for your pets is that you also inadvertently get a camera for yourself.’ Photograph: Purple Collar Pet Photography/Getty Images Guardian Selects Life and style This article is more than 4 years old I got a camera to spy on my cat – and it made me question everything about myself This article is more than 4 years old We document everything obsessively. And implicit in this co

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