Camera Lucinda

What I enjoyed about this piece is that it acts as a dialogue between photographs and the viewer of said photographs. It dives into the complexities of remembrance in relation to pictures and the things that once existed that they captured. I think that the conclusion the author reaches doesn't matter, I think instead what matters is that he was able to delve into those complexities to begin with. This is what I believe is truly important when it comes to both photography and film. It engages the audience and the viewer in an inner dialogue, and allows them to sort out the complexities of their relationship to what they're seeing. Even a simple photograph of a mountain can cause one to think about their experiences with landscapes and stir up memories that they may have associated with similar landmarks. I think this is often overlooked, especially today in the era of mindless TV sitcoms. If one can simply watch something without feeling the need to cognitively engage than I don't think that film can really be called that, and the same could be said for photography.