If the photo is of me or something I was a part of, then of course I would think of that moment and what happened around the time it was taken. That in itself is just a natural human reaction; there are times however, that I can see just any random photo and be reminded of an event in my personal past or even reminisce on an emotion I felt during a certain moment of my existence. This may be a result of my habit of over-thinking everything I come across on a daily basis, but I am going to choose to believe that it is just something people do naturally and it is a result of a specific photograph on an individual. Providing the feel of the image I can recall several events that produce the same emotion: A photograph of warm colored leaves in an autumn forest immediately causes a recollection of a day in a previous home from my childhood, I once saw a picture of a man staring at this enormous building in a massive New York City-style setting and could not think of anything except a trip I took to Houston, Texas where I experienced the same feeling of bewilderment. All of that being said, I would like to think that I am not so self-centered as to only think about myself. I do not always just compare photos to my life or contemplate what they mean to ME. …show more content…
I am extremely fascinated with others and love striving to understand people, which is why I think about those individuals in pictures and want to know what they are feeling in a photo. If a photo shows someone expressing some type of emotion it is nearly a knee-jerk reaction to understand what that individual is feeling and why. People being captured in time without knowing is the most effective form of showing who they are. When someone poses for a photograph they know is being taken they can put on a completely different persona than who they really are. Professional photographers/artists are the best at capturing these naturalistic moments. When someone is ridiculously talented with a camera, they are able to see things that would go over nearly everyone’s head and then capture it. An artistic picture is easy to spot; the hard part is understanding the meaning of the photo or the artist behind said photo. Each image has its own completely unique meaning and is essentially a snowflake, much like humans. Viewing and observing photographs by a specific person can give you an understanding or insight into who the person