Say Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Who knew? Yes, you can insert the sarcasm font here ;)
I say this because if you refer back to yesterday's post I am constantly defending why I always have my phone in my hand. Truth be told, I don't want to miss a thing. I LOVE to take pictures. Always have and always will. I'm no professional photographer, I just like to take random pictures of random things. I especially love taking candid shots of my family and my friends.
I have always had a camera with me for every special occasion throughout my life. It was that 'photobug' that landed me a job as the Photography Editor for my college yearbook. I mean seriously - look at this menagerie of photos, negatives, contact sheets and Rubbermaid containers full of memories! Years and years full of memories.
I have photos dating back to sixth grade, that I took myself. That's a long time ago. When I think back to when I was a kid, my mother always had her camera with her. She was always capturing memories of our family, so I learned it from her. She created photo albums for my siblings and I throughout every stage of our lives. Every milestone caught on film and preserved forever. I have learned to do the same.
So my point is.. my iPhone IS a camera that is always with me. I NEVER have to miss a memory. I know that my kids will certainly appreciate it {if they don't already} that they will always have photos to look back at. Memories by the boxes.
As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. So I assume cameras are worth a thousand pages and I guess songwriters agree because here is a list of the Top 10 Songs about Cameras and Photography:
Kodachrome -- Paul Simon
Photograph -- Def Leppard
Freeze Frame -- J. Geils Band
I Turn My Camera On -- Spoon
Kamera -- Wilco
Pictures of You -- The Cure
Girls on Film -- Duran Duran
Video Killed the Radio Star -- Buggles
Pictures of Lily -- The Who
10. Camera -- R.E.M.
Surprisingly, not making the Top 10 is my favorite song about photographs and that's Nickelback's aptly titled, "Photograph". Take a listen.
If it weren't for my iPhone camera I would have NO pictures!
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