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Storytelling is so essential to the human condition, even our armpit-scratching ancestors knew how to spin a good yarn. But the ways we tell stories are constantly evolving, as new technologies spark new avenues of communication.

If 2013 was the year of the selfie, then 2014 is the year of the hyper-short film. Today, people don't just watch films in cinemas or living rooms. Instead, the term "movies" takes on a new connotation, as people download and consume on the move: on foot, or on the train, sometimes with just seconds to spare, as the content flows through their Facebook or Twitter streams on their mobile devices.

By Caridad Botella THE HAND WITH A LENS

Or how a pro fell in love with photography again.