How to Make the Best People Memories with Your Camera Phone

When you look at a photograph, something profound happens. It jogs your memories of people you see and were with, places you’ve visited, and things you’ve done. But it does so much more. It creates a feeling that you matter in this life existence.

In that reminder moment, time stands still. You can witness the subject foreground and the background and what has changed. It can be a real deep experience. Especially if you never knew the photo existed or haven’t seen it in a long time.

Something or some things in the photo never quite look the same as in the current moment. We as humans are constantly growing and maturing. The photo reminder promotes the fact that you were once a different person, and lived life a different way than you do now. Simple photo hint giveaways could be our hairstyles are different (or the same) from the past. Or our clothing choices have changed. Because we’ve changed. Our society has evolved. It’s a reminder that time is constantly moving and life is evolving. We are the main actors, actresses, and witnesses.

Photographs record our histories. And they create emotions like laughter and joy. At the time we are taking a photo, our brains are not designed to appreciate the very moment as when we distance ourselves by time from the photo. When you are no longer in that…