When you ask people what possessions they would rescue from their burning house, one of the most frequent answers is a photograph album or a computer with all their digital images. Interesting. We would grab photos instead of valuable jewelry, even in moments of panic. This impulse to save our recorded memories is a powerful force that tells us much about the role of photography in our lives – and speaks to our constant desire to distill our most precious moments into images. We preserve the important events and people in our lives. The ceremonies of birth and birthdays, marriages and anniversaries, holidays, and new houses are all recorded because they matter. Photographs are a timeline of our lives filled with faces and places we love. They are our stories, which we can then share with others. Ultimately, the thousands of images we take form a narrative of our lives. Digital Photography School | 
