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Posted on June, 2013 by Mark Turner

People have been taking snapshots of friends, family, and the places they visit since George Eastman first popularized photography with the first Kodak camera in 1888. In the 125 years since then a nearly uncountable number of photographs have been made. The pace of picture taking has only increased since the invention of digital photography and digital cameras becoming affordable to nearly everyone.

People upload 300 million photos every day to Facebook alone, according to a July 2012 story in USA Today. Sites like Facebook, Flickr, and Pinterest have become today’s photo albums. But will they be around in 75 years? Will our children and grandchildren be able to look back at these glimpses into our lives?

Snapshot of Byron Turner on board ship en route to Europe, summer 1939.
Snapshot of my dad, Byron Turner, on board ship en route to Europe, summer 1939.

My parents were both avid scrapbookers when they were in their twenties, the same age as our two boys are today. They both had cameras and they took pictures of their adventures. Continue reading →

Posted in Family Portraits, Photography | Tagged digital photography, family photos, portraits
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