Photography

Photography can capture an exact moment and preserve it forever.  Many images have been photographed that have led us to reevaluate our lives, cry a little and become better people because of it.  I believe that photography has changed the world like nothing else can. 

Just think about this picture for a minute

                           

Words truly cannot describe the feelings that are going on between these two in this picture.  As my husband is getting ready to serve in the military I think about this picture and how if my husband were to be deployed I would hope that our reunion would be somewhat similar to this one.  Not caring that everyone is looking at you, but the two of you who are totally and completely in love and are so excited to see each other again.  Very moving. 

Or this one by Robert Frank:

Who is this lady and what is going on in this picture? We know just from the time period these pictures were taken that this is not this lady’s baby.  Who is this baby’s mother? Where is she at the moment? Is this a nanny?   It almost looks like this baby has a tight smile on her lips almost as to be saying that she may be thinking she is better than the person holding her. 

Or what about this picture:

How many people’s lives were dramatically altered by this one bomb? For me this picture doesn’t stir up feelings of hate, frustration, anger, sorrow.  But I can only imagine that it would do that for someone who had family that was affected by the dropping of this bomb.

I just love photography and the way that it can make you feel, think about things and become a better person by just looking at a few pictures.