As some would say it, a picture is worth a thousand words. If that be true, then a thousand words would make a story. Enter into the realm of Photography. It is a place where time stands still. As if by magic, time is somehow frozen in the blinking of an eye. Alas, the entity that waits for no man is now imprisoned into inescapable prison - a photograph. It is a silent testament and reminder to a point in time, an elusive fragment of what we call memory. It is amazing how a photograph can evoke forgotten memories. Memories of events and places. Memories of happiness and sadness. Memories of a historical date or mundane day. Photographs have become the time keepers of our lives. They chronicle our world and how we live our lives.
The world would be a strange place without the invention of photography. Without photographs to serve as a reminder and proof, history as we know it may as well be fiction. Time is always in a forward motion. It never waits. It never stops. Photography has enabled us to do the impossible: to steal a little of our lives back from Time.More than a silent witness to an event past, photography is also a medium to express creativity. Beautiful images provoke the mind and inflame passion. Images that trigger an emotional response or an artistic inspiration. Shapes, colors and tones come together in perfect unison to tell a story or to express an emotion.
Like any other invention, photography serves a need and function. It is a medium of communication. It is tool that we use to communicate in a visual language without words. It is a language that transcend all age, gender, race, borders, cultures and religion. Look beyond the eye candy and find out what the picture is trying to say to you. After all, it is worth a thousand words.
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