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Telling Stories

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 That’s me up there, sitting on my Mother’s lap. It’s one of my most favorite photos of my Mom and I.  She would have been just a little younger than I am now.

There’s a story behind every photograph captured, every snapshot stolen from a moment in time.  I look at this photo, now through a mother’s eyes, and wonder what her story was when this was taken.

It’s fascinating to think about where our own photos will end up, forty or fifty years from now. Will somebody, somewhere, look at an image we’ve captured and wonder about the person in the frame? What they were thinking, feeling, doing in that exact moment?  Perhaps it’s a love of photography that leads me to also wonder about the person behind the lens. I wonder why it was they chose to capture a certain moment, a certain scene, a certain someone. I wonder what they were trying to tell me.

Holding this snapshot in my hands, a bit weathered with age, its paper curling from its backing, I make a wish that someday, somebody will do the same with a photograph of my own.  I hope they wonder about the stories I’ve been telling.

Today, please share with us your photos that tell a story. 

 

Image and post courtesy of the awesome Janice Squires, who many of us know and love from her blog Two Scoopz.

Comments

  5. This rather large healthy cat has a story of rescue. A few days before a hurricane was to make landfall, my daughter heard a kitten meowing in a storm drain on her way home from school. In tears, she begged me to rescue the kitten. We ended up asking city and several city workers for assistance. Several years later he is a very happy, secure cat, but still has some odd quirks relating back to his time living wild under the streets.

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  7. Love this post, and I've found a new favorite place to visit. I recently changed my header to an old photo of me as a child. Even though it's not great quality, I know that in that moment I am exuberant and full of life…it helps me to remember who I really am.

  13. Janice: I love this post. I used to do a lot of life story work, creating individual one-of-a-kind books for individuals. You're absolutely right, every image tells a story. And I love your story. -laf

  18. wow what a nice blog.phtography is one of the best source which we use and store our memories.And when we see these memories in future their is soo much beautiful fellign.So many of my photos tell stories – not always of people..but of the day and the time and the placeA few days before a hurricane was to make landfall, my daughter heard a kitten meowing in a storm drain on her way home from school. In tears, she begged me to rescue the kitten. We ended up asking city and several city workers for assistance. Several years later he is a very happy, secure cat, but still has some odd quirks relating back to his time living wild under the streets.beautiful post, and something i've wondered about myself having gone through two mountains of old photos from both sides of the family. i love taking photos in restaurants and bars.thank for this posting .you should kept it up and continue your work.