Awesome #5 - The Power of Photos

Unlocking Memories through Photos

One of the reasons I just love taking photos is because it captures the essence of the moment from whatever event, function or experience in our journeys in life. It may not be a complete picture and it can certainly never capture the detailed intricacies that are so vividly encapsulated by our senses through those exact varying circumstances and environment. However, what photos do for me is they conjure and reignite memories, allowing our powerful brains to be transported back into time, unlocking the remarkable process of reliving, if even for a mere moment, those experiences....those times of the past...

I'll never forget my 1st trip out of Toronto was to Vancouver during one March Break in high school. I made a tape yes, cassette tape and each time I hear particular songs such as, Try by Blue Rodeo and Brown Eyed Girl By Van Morrison, I remember fondly those memories celebrated in B.C.!! Just like hearing a song can evoke or unleash a million thoughts, feelings and memories (both pleasant & unpleasant) so too can the power of photos!

On many occasions, we're too busy to afford the time to sift through those old photo albums that are dusting away with inches of dust as they lay lined up on the shelf untouched. Alternatively, they sit dormant on our SD memory cards & only really turn to them when we feel the need to start deleting some older photos to make room for to take newer ones. Today, I looked over many old album collections from various trips I've taken over the years. And for those moments, I was so grateful for the time to remember & to rejoice in times gone by...photos are priceless!

Awesome!