Personal life in photographs
Published: 26.11.2019
When you ask people what belongings they would save from their burning house, one of the most common answers is a photo album or a computer with digital images.
In panic mode, we will more likely unconsciously grab photographs rather than valuable jewelry. This impulse, which compels us to preserve recorded memories, is a powerful force that speaks to the role of photography in our lives and our constant desire to turn the most precious moments into images. After all, one captured moment in time is not just a memory, it is a help in evaluating each day of our lives.
Our photos speak to what is important to us
Through photos, we preserve important events and people in our lives. Ceremonies, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, holidays, and new experiences are captured in photos because they hold significance. Photos are our personal history, the timeline of our lives filled with faces and places we love. It's our story that we can share with others. Hundreds of images come together to form a narrative of our life.
Photographs are part of our heritage
Photographs are important because they freeze moments of our lives that pass by unnoticed and at the time mean very little to us. However, the meaning of a photograph reveals itself later, when we attempt to remember or understand who we were, or when we seek places that we once knew. Photographs are like small pieces of a mosaic that complete the overall picture of our lives.
Photographs allow us to share and communicate
An image is much more than just a record. A photograph speaks of the best and most generous part of our human nature - the desire to share beauty and interest with others. Enter any social network or one of the many photo-sharing websites to see this impulse in action. Millions of people share their personal, passionate, and sometimes quirky views of the world around them. Our images intertwine with the world of strangers. And it's wonderful!
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Photography makes us artists
Photography allows us to express ourselves through art. We notice a beautiful landscape or the wrinkled face of an old man, and the desire to take a photo arises. Each of us has our own reason for taking pictures, but essentially, we want to create something. No matter how dull our nine-to-five life may be, creating any image makes us an artist. This is good.
Photography is a rich language
Our images can express joy and sorrow, surprise and compassion. Every human emotion finds its place in photography. It is mistaken to believe that there is no beauty in a landscape with muted colors and a leaden sky, and to wish for the earth to be alive, with color and vibrancy.
The absence of color in the landscape forces us to look for other things that are often unnoticed in bright sunlight. It could be the symmetry of houses or a tree standing alone in the square. Photography gives you a language to express feelings that are difficult to put into words. A photograph allows you to develop a visual language for some of the most complex emotions.
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Photography is a way to preserve memories.
Photographs are a simple way to capture small moments that are precious but easily forgotten. Taking pictures of special occasions is great, of course. But it is much more important to photograph everyday life. This is what will interest you later on. Many people would like to have more photos of their room in the college dormitory and fewer pictures of architectural landmarks.
Photographs shift your memories towards past pleasant experiences simply because you are more likely to capture joyful moments. This is important because of a phenomenon known as 'negativity bias,' where it is easier to remember bad times than good ones. Images of the latter help preserve their brightness in our minds.
Happy families tend to show and keep a large number of photographs, as they play a big role in friendly, respectful, and warm relationships. Moreover, now it has become much easier to take many photos. Cameras and smartphones have made photography accessible to everyone.
