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Why do we capture moments through a lens?

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Take lots of pictures, you will only regret the ones you didn’t take.

1. To stop time

We often take photos as some sort of ‘return ticket’ to a moment that is otherwise gone. We keep a photo of times that we can look back on, and it's almost like we can hit play, like we are reliving that moment again. It helps us to not forget a loved one, or not forget a time that has influenced our lives in ways we couldn’t imagine. It’s a time that’s frozen still.

2. To hold a feeling

In some shape or form, there was some sort of feeling that made you capture a specific moment. There was something in that time and place that moved you enough to capture it. Maybe It was the way the waves met with the shore like you never saw it happen like that before, or that birthday that you will never get to celebrate again, or even the way the light hit your face like it never has. Whatever moment you are seeing right then and there, you may never see the same way again. Therefore, the camera preserves that moment, so that you can return to it again forever.

3. To appreciate more

Have you ever realized that someone is capturing so many things to look back on that you will enjoy differently than you did when it was being captured? When you look back on moments in your life how many of them can you remember perfectly? You learn to appreciate the annoying family member that tends to take 200 pictures in one day. You also learn to appreciate things more when you look at them from a different perspective. Whether it's a picture of the Eiffel tower, or a picture of the tree in your backyard, you appreciate that still item differently.

Eventually, we all will be old faces on photographs. So, take pictures often. And save them forever.



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