Photography And Memory Exploring the relationship between photography and memory in the age of the cellphone camera.
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Photography And Memory

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by our ability to create an infinite stream of images. But if you take the time to stop and be mindful before you click, your photo collection will become much more manageable. Kainaz Amaria/Instagram hide caption

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How To Stay Afloat In Your Infinite Stream Of Photos

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Debra Jenson, 2, hanging from a hook in her grandmother's kitchen. "Over the next 35 years, I watched each of my cousins, then my own children and my cousins' children be dangled from that hook. Between the photo and watching it happen to others, this is a powerful 'fake memory' for me." Debra Jenson/Instagram hide caption

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Rebecca Woolf takes a lot of photos of her children for her blog, Girl's Gone Child, but says she tries to not let the camera get in the middle of a moment. Courtesy of Rebecca Woolf hide caption

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Overexposed? Camera Phones Could Be Washing Out Our Memories

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Take Photos To Remember Your Experiences? Think Again

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