{"id":322,"date":"2021-02-19T09:05:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T09:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richardyewphotography.com\/?p=322"},"modified":"2021-02-19T09:05:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T09:05:39","slug":"memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/richardyewphotography.com\/?p=322","title":{"rendered":"Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[pp_gallery id=\"324\" style-id=\"2d9f72a7-a375-4c6c-b71c-757376df7bd9\"]<\/span>\n\n\n\n

I’m not sure why i take pictures. Many times its the thrill of capturing a beautiful moment. That thrill stems from the knowledge that we can’t turn back time. That’s what makes the value of a well captured moment so cherished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But another reason why i take pictures also stems from my difficulty in recollecting the past. The present on its own is difficult enough to remember. The amount of stimuli threatening to overwhelm us each day severely restricts the mind’s awareness of what is happening at all. Its only in re-watching a movie that one discovers how many details\/easter eggs actually hinted towards what was going to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In looking at the pictures from since 2002. Almost 20 years. The pictures become the proof of our existence. The friends we cherished and had much good times together with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at those pictures feels at times like we were living a past we never realized we had. This awareness becomes acute when we contrast it with our present reality. The memories become like a figment of our imagination that needs reimagining. We recall less complicated days. We wonder if given a chance, would we have done things differently. And as a result we understand better who we are just by looking at the pictures of our past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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