This is an investigation exploring the nuances of the camera shutter sound. A reflection that started with one simple question: why is it here? This text is an attempt to justify its existence in the digital age. Using a speculative approach, it locates the shutter sound as a critical inquiry into our present time. In other words, it asks; What can this sound reveals about our contemporary society, about our current ways of seeing and listening?

A version of this study will be published in the coming weeks on DATEAGLE.