Nowadays, of course, it’s standard behavior for lots of people to photograph anything that is considered unusual or - as it used to be said - out of the ordinary. Photographs help us....
to fortify our memory and reconstruct the narrative of our personal adventures. They’re a way of proving to ourselves, especially when we’re feeling dull, that we’ve led interesting lives and have always been surrounded by people who cared for us. They’re also a way of keeping at bay the perception that life is fleeting and we can’t hold onto the past :-)
John Rosenthal
HGGT! Ukraine Matters!
rose, 'Gemini', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina
Nowadays, of course, it’s standard behavior for lots of people to photograph anything that is considered unusual or - as it used to be said - out of the ordinary. Photographs help us....
to fortify our memory and reconstruct the narrative of our personal adventures. They’re a way of proving to ourselves, especially when we’re feeling dull, that we’ve led interesting lives and have always been surrounded by people who cared for us. They’re also a way of keeping at bay the perception that life is fleeting and we can’t hold onto the past :-)
John Rosenthal
HGGT! Ukraine Matters!
rose, 'Gemini', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina