Recently I have come to understand the importance of
photography in a whole new light. As a
photographer, I love photographs. But photography offers so much more than just
visually pleasing images; it offers us a direct link to a moment in time.
I recently received an old black and white photo of my
grandfather at Ellis Island when he first arrived in the United States. That old, grainy, photo provided me
with an “ah ha” moment: our photographs don’t just provide visual memories from
our lives, they share our lives with the generations that will come after
us. Some day, your great-great
grandchild will look at that old photo from your wedding day, and wonder, just
as I did, what their grand parent’s life was like.
