Although in looking at these photographs we are seeing what the photographer chose to capture, I can’t help but conflate the images with my own memories of the moment.
For instance, while we were both happy at the moment of a goal by a soccer team we each supported, the photographer was probably more excited about capturing nearly all ninety minutes of the match. I also remember a feeling of achievement and satisfaction at the end of a long semester, but also that of a young teacher upon seeing a gift given to her by her students. I recall capturing a selfie-taking couple on Parliament Hill with the London skyline. I unintentionally made eye contact with the woman. When looking at their own photograph, she might remember me as “the girl who was taking a photo of us,” and wondering who I am and why I would be doing it, but most of their memory is probably of their trip to London.
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