My dad gave me a blog idea earlier today. He suggested I write about photographs and the mentality behind them- especially old photographs. In the old days, when photos were first invented per se... they were very expensive and took a long time to do. Families would take pictures with dead relatives to commemorate them, or take photos on weddings. So by the end of your life, you would have a death picture, and wedding picture, and if privileged enough; a birth picture. They were rare and treasured.
As time moved on, pictures grew cheaper and less meaningful- leading up to today, where we can load up our iPhones with over 10,000 photos and still have room for more- FREE.Today, photos have lost a lot of their importance and have become a fad with this generation. A fad perhaps, but one that has stuck for centuries. My dad was interested most in what must have been going through a person's mind when they stopped to take a photo- what the meaning was behind it. With scenic photos such as those of sunsets or mountainscapes; an obvious reason may be the beauty. But what is the REAL intention behind the photo? What was going through the photographer's mind as they snapped that photo, forever stilling time into a gig of data onto a camera? At the end of the day... the thoughts will always be those of the photographer. However, I think we should ask ourselves this: does it really matter what THEY were thinking? My dad mentioned that I could take a random photo and come up with a story for it; and post it and no one would know the difference between truth and falsity. It is my belief that that is what makes photos important. They all have a different meaning to each person. Perhaps you like to create your own stories to go with random photos... or simply use photos to relive moments of your own life. Each perspective is different; so the memories that come from the same photo when shown to different people present in that photo can be... amazing. I'd love to do it with family photos someday; and record the different accounts I get. In any case... it's late, and I need sleep. Good night internet. ~Maddie
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