To me, photography is a way of sharing my view of the world with others. It is a way to express creativity while still respecting and capturing the original beauty of the images seen. It's a way to catch moments and viewpoints that might otherwise be lost or unseen. It beings me feelings of sheer joy and love of life- a great appreciation of the beauty, wonder, horror and realness of the world around us.
To me, photography is also a way to escape from my own life and view what the world is like from other perspectives. It is a chance to go places, see things and meet people outside of my comfort zone, or rediscover simple things that may be seen every day and overlooked.
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A world without photographs seems foreign to me, despite the fact that it wasn't too long ago that humanity was living in these conditions in the not-so distant past. I wonder what ways our memories would function differently without visual cues to remember events, family, friends, vacations, celebrities, landscapes and everything in between. I'm sure that illustrations and paintings would take the places of photos in some situations, but the spontaneity and and shareable nature of photos would be lost, and thus a vast part of everyday life would also remain uncaptured.
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