Photos of the Week: Jan 7

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“Everything we hear is an Opinion, not a Fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the Truth.” – Marcus Aurelius

Last weekend, Mr. D and the 5-year-old twins down the street were riding around the block with their cameras. It was like an impromptu meeting of the camera club.

After they were done, I took a look at the pictures on his camera that he’s taken over the last year. I deleted all the ones of my butt (you can thank me later) but I found the others to be a fascinating look at what the world looks like when you are 3’2″. It’s a lot of people bending down to put their faces in yours, looks up people’s noses, missing the full picture and things that are interesting when you are 3-years-old. All the pictures below are Mr. D’s.

(the featured photo is mine – I thought the clouds looked like an arrow reminding me to check out Mt. Rainier)

26 thoughts on “Photos of the Week: Jan 7”

  2. Interesting, Wynne. Therapists often look at pictures taken by the parents of their patient when he/she was small to get a sense of the client’s early life. I never thought, however, that one might learn something important from looking at the photos taken by the patient. Of course, that will be more telling well after kids Mr. D’s age have cameras.

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    1. What an interesting take on pictures as part of the therapeutic process, Dr. Stein! And yes, technologically has come far enough that there are cheap digital cameras for kids which makes seeing from a child perspective possible. It’s so fascinating!

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  3. How fun! And it’s just what the child sees at their height, but what is interesting enough to warrant a photo. What is the significance of a foot or a lone glove in the mind of young child? Perhaps nothing, but it makes you wonder. Thank you for this, Wynne! This was a delightful way to start the day.

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  4. Well this is so fun, and fascinating! Now I wish I had handed my kids cameras to document their world when they were young. Seeing their diverse personalities and traits and values now and to be able to look back at what they found interesting and important as kids… Your family is just the best!

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    1. Oh, I love your “look back at what they found interesting” perspective on this. I’ll have to save these so we can connect the dots when they are grown. So fun!! Thank you, Deb!

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  5. Great creative and insightful childhood assignment Wynne.
    Thanks for the smiles ☺️
    “A picture is worth a thousand words.”
    Interesting that most of the pictures were focused on what novice photographer Mr. D found most important . . . family . . . a focus many adults would benefit adopting in lieu of other ‘more important’ things.

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  7. This is one of the best ideas ever! To see what they see, what they value (once they figure out how to use the camera, that is! — I tried this on a nature walk with one of my students in a wheelchair who’d never used a camera, and all the pictures were knees. It called for more instruction than I’d realized!) — and how the views and the values change … priceless!!!

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    1. What a great idea to get the perspective of someone in a wheelchair! And I’m laughing about the knees. But I love your phrase “how the views and the values change” – that’s perfect!

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  8. I love seeing the world through a child’s eyes and in this case, literally through their eyes. What delightful photos, Wynne. And thank goodness your butt is not immortalized on the Internet!

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  12. I often find pictures on my phone when the grandkids manage to wedge it out of my hands and I marvel at the images they think are picture worthy. Larry lighting the barbecue, me at the sink washing dishes, even an image of under the bed. Maybe looking for the boogie man? I find it fascinating, unfiltered by our need to be perfect, framed, and significant. I think I might have to invest in cameras for the twins birthdays! Thanks for the inspiration. Hugs, C

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    1. Oh, I love that list of pictures they take, Cheryl. As I was following the impromptu “camera club” around it was really interesting to see what they stopped for – mostly plants, but also yard art and the random detritus on the street.

      And I love what you named here “unfiltered by our need to be perfect, framed and significant.” Wow, that’s a deep comment about how they see things!

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