Moments are fleeting, and your photographer will tell you how important is to to print your photos. Holding a photograph in your hand is an incredible feeling. I am very fortunate to have had a great-grandfather who was a photographer and printer. There are so many moments that we have in old shoeboxes, just waiting to be held and looked at. A story within an image.

Now that most photography is digital, it’s even more important to print out your photos. To hold a photograph, and store it in a place where future generations can uncover it. To build a legacy. To recall the past. Because when you think about it, as soon as the photo is taken, the moment is in the past.

I love coming across old family photographs. It’s exciting to see the past, how things have changed, and to imagine the moments unfolding.

My mom’s parents are gone now, but I am grateful for the legacy my grandparents left behind.

I am grateful for the photographs they left behind for me to find.

Here’s one of my favorites.

My Grandfather just moments before he was thrown into a pool.-1961