Film is not DEAD...

Film, a set on Flickr.

...But it definitely has one foot in the grave. According to this story by the Associated Press, U.S. sales have dropped from nearly one billion rolls of film annually at the turn of the 21st Century to approximately 20 million per year.

With it's ease of use and instant playback capabilities, it's easy to see why the general public has made the switch to digital.  However, speaking with other professionals, it also seems that the average person perceives digital as having the ability to produce higher quality images.  It's also possible that the public has the belief that from an artistic perspective, images produced with digital cameras are "better" and photographers that own more technically advanced cameras have superior skills.

Photography has never been about the equipment people use.  It's about how they use this equipment to produce compelling images.  The medium does not define the impact of a picture or the skill of the photographer.

Although circumstances may occasionally necessitate the use of a particular medium, it's up to each and every photographer to determine what will work best for them, as their number one responsibility is to produce the most compelling images possible. 

Happy shooting!