Millions of pictures will be taken across the country, showing children in communion outfits, feelings of holiness, first tentative dips in the sea, and picnic selfies. People document everyday life relentlessly, turning ordinary scenes into recorded memories. There is added urgency to photograph moments in the sun because sunny days are recognized as temporary. The awareness of ephemerality increases the drive to capture images while conditions are favorable. Photography becomes a way to preserve experiences that may not last, even when the moments are simple and spontaneous.
"This weekend there will be millions of pictures taken across the country. Children glowing in communion outfits, some of them even feeling a bit holy, tentative first dips in the sea, picnic selfies. We now document everything relentlessly, but there is even more urgency to capture moments in the sun, because we are more aware of how ephemeral a sunny day is."
Read at Irish Independent
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