Google recently said it best: photos are more than just pixels.
They’re moments in time we’ll never want to forget.
Memories fade but the images you capture with friends and family last a lifetime.
I learned at a very early age that photographs are often all you have to remember someone by.
Up to that point, standard film cameras and disposables were all we had to rely on.
Facebook and Instagram simply didn’t exist at this point.
I just didn’t know it yet.
The first mobile phone to come equipped with a camera module arrived way back in 2000.
It took another two years before camera phones found their way to the US.
People were essentially trading image quality for convenience, a trend that continues to this very day.
Google recently said it best: photos are more than just pixels.
They’re moments in time we’ll never want to forget.
Depending on your age or life experiences, that may not mean much to you at this point.
I’ve become much more aware of life and how fragile it is.
Memories fade but the images you capture with friends and family last a lifetime.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve combed through my photo collection over the years.
Seriously, I can’t spot a single proper digital camera in the photo.
I’m not encouraging everyone go to out and drop thousands of dollars on a50-megapixel, cutting-edge DSLR.
Furthermore, I’m not suggesting you carry it around with you at all times.
Capturing important life events with a smartphone camera is a disservice to everyone involved.
Technology has afforded us the ability to preserve our lives and our memories like never before.
All I’m asking is that you don’t squander away the opportunity.
And who knows, you may end up finding a new hobby.
