Are snapshots dead?

Intriguing piece on NPR about curation and the historical significance of images. The pictures are wonderful. Well worth a look.

Author — John Macpherson

John MacPherson was born and lives in the Scottish Highlands. He trained as a welder in the Glasgow shipyards, before completing an apprenticeship as a carpenter, and then qualified as a Social Worker in Disability Services. Along the way he has cooked on canal barges, trained as an Alpine Ski Leader & worked as an Instructor for Skiers with disabilities, been a canoe instructor, and tutor of night classes in carpentry, stained glass design and manufacture, and archery. He has travelled extensively on various continents, undertaking solo trips by bicycle, or motorcycle. He has had narrow escapes from an ambush by terrorists, been hit by lightning, caught in an erupting volcano, trapped in a mobile home by a tornado, kidnapped by a dog's hairdresser, rammed by a basking shark and was once bitten by a wild otter. He has combined all this with professional photography, which he has practised for over 35 years. He teaches photography and acts as a photography guide & tutor in the UK and abroad. His biggest challenge is keeping his 30 year old Land Rover 110 on the road. He loves telling and hearing stories.

Discussion (2 Comments)

  1. Stan B. says:

    Used to love rummaging through snapshots at flea markets, but the real finds are time consuming- particularly when you only have so much time to make your own…

    Love the part about the difference between “we” and “me,” definitely something to that…

    • Hi Stan – yes it’s a time-intensive job to weed out the goodies. Yes, I was quite taken by that “we” and “me” distinction – very astute.

      I need to look harder!

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