Comments on: Photo=Thousand Words http://phillygrrl.com/2010/02/03/photothousand-words/ Life in the big city Sat, 26 May 2012 14:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Blogging Year in Review 2010 | My Philadelphia Story http://phillygrrl.com/2010/02/03/photothousand-words/#comment-2490 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 03:36:41 +0000 http://phillygrrl.com/?p=2928#comment-2490 [...] hard to document my year. I try to always take my camera with me. Because if I don’t have a picture, I forget it happened. And I usually have a little notebook with me that I write important things [...]

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://phillygrrl.com/2010/02/03/photothousand-words/#comment-2279 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:42:42 +0000 http://phillygrrl.com/?p=2928#comment-2279 Well written post. And its very true about a picture being worth a thousand words.

]]> By: Capturing Moments « Lakshmi Gandhi's Blog http://phillygrrl.com/2010/02/03/photothousand-words/#comment-2278 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:12:04 +0000 http://phillygrrl.com/?p=2928#comment-2278 [...] Midtown, New York City, Photography) The moment I finished reading Phillygrrl’s excellent recent post on photography and memory, I resolved to start taking more pictures. She writes: People forget. My mind is a sieve. If I [...]

]]> By: Dennis http://phillygrrl.com/2010/02/03/photothousand-words/#comment-2277 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:57:34 +0000 http://phillygrrl.com/?p=2928#comment-2277 I agree. It sucks that some people get annoyed when I take lots of pictures, but usually afterwards they’re somewhat grateful when they can check them out on facebook or flickr.

I love taking pics of things on my roadtrips, they don’t have to be of me, just things. It reinforces a memory that might otherwise dissolve over time.

]]> By: Gino http://phillygrrl.com/2010/02/03/photothousand-words/#comment-2276 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:55:55 +0000 http://phillygrrl.com/?p=2928#comment-2276 My apartment burned down a few years ago. Of all the things I lost, what broke my heart was a photo album my mom had put together with photos of my grandparents when they were younger, my parents when they were younger and my baby pictures. I’ve seen my mom 3 times since I left the Philippines when I was 13 and I knew how much those pictures mean to her. Eventually, I replaced the furniture and clothes and electronics, but that album will never be replaced.

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