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I first got into photography when I was young. I was obsessed with taking photos of |
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everything and anything just to capture that experience. Most of the photos I took were |
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of random trees and stuff, but, some photos turned out decent. It did not matter |
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the quality of the photos were, the important thing was that I was preserving, capturing, and |
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digitizing something so real and breathtaking like nature. |
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I first got into photography when I was young. I was obsessed with taking photos |
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of anything from my toys to the breathtaking scenery of state parks. Most of the photos I took were |
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of random trees and stuff, only a few photos turned out decent. However, back then it did not matter |
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the quality of the photos, the important thing was that I was preserving, capturing, and |
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digitizing something so real and breathtaking. Back then photography was a tool |
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for archiving the past: a way of stamping reality. John Green in his videos said |
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"I sometimes fell like something isn't really real unless I've documented it, |
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as if my memories and even my life will just split past like the clouds through last night sky". |
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I lost interest in photography shortly after I started middle school. The only photography that I |
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did was for social media. Apps like Snapchat and Instagram demand a constant stream |
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of photos to bombard your friends with. This is how I slowly learned that |
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photography is merely a "cropping of reality". I often found myself searching for that |
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right moment to take a photo and turn it into a Snapchat story. I don't see this |
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as a huge issue, it is good to share your experiences; however, we |
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have to recognize that we present ourselves at our best |
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on social media. |
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I take issue with people who do anniversary posts where they |
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post senior ball or vacation pictures annually with a short caption like "missing the beach". |
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Although we subconsciously know that people's lives are not always like their Instagram photos; |
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it is hard for younger impressionable people to make this distinction when scrolling through |
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a massive feed of photos portraying people at their best. That is why to this day |
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I prefer using Snapchat over Instagram. Snapchat is more personal and conversational capturing day to |
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day activities where Instragram is a more polished refined version of someone's desired |
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appearance. |
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While on an internship I found myself once again getting back into photography. |
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This time around I find myself doing this more as an artistic hobby rather |
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than an attempt to document my experiences or find something to post on social media. |
