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To Photograph or Not To Photograph
May. 24th, 2010 02:45 pmSince I was 13, I have had a camera and have liked to photograph. My ambition is limited, and my pictures are rarely great, but I quite like a few of them. They do not usually reach beyond the souvenir picture category, but that is fine with me. I cherish reliving past experiences with the help of pictures.
In the recent past I have noticed that there are moments where I do not want to take photos. These are the ones I want to experience fully in the present, without lessening it by even the tiniest amount, without putting something aside for later use.
These may be picturesque moments in the literal sense of the word, like in the last few days walking through an open-air museum of gorgeous old buildings from all corners of Schleswig-Holstein, or a visit in my favourite restaurant (the fabulous Nil in Hamburg), which has not only a beautiful interior, but also food looking as great as it tastes.
But in these moments, I want to see, not photograph; not record, but live.
In the recent past I have noticed that there are moments where I do not want to take photos. These are the ones I want to experience fully in the present, without lessening it by even the tiniest amount, without putting something aside for later use.
These may be picturesque moments in the literal sense of the word, like in the last few days walking through an open-air museum of gorgeous old buildings from all corners of Schleswig-Holstein, or a visit in my favourite restaurant (the fabulous Nil in Hamburg), which has not only a beautiful interior, but also food looking as great as it tastes.
But in these moments, I want to see, not photograph; not record, but live.