Blog Prompt 1

Prompt: Imagine a world without photographs. Describe what this world would be like. 


  I believe that a world without photographs would be less personable than it even is today. The reminiscent aspect to people's personalities would not be reinforced on a daily basis, which photographs do for us. People carry photographs in their purses and wallets, they hang them in their offices, frame them and keep them around the house, and even give them away as gifts. Photographs can have multiple subjects, therefore allowing us to appreciate them for different reasons, but they always connect with our emotions. Photographs allow us to remember something we did, or someone, even something that we desire and have never known. Photographs keep us human by reminding us of our place in the world, and even how that has changed throughout time. If all this was taken away people would become more apt to get lost in their daily routine, becoming focused on themselves only-having no reminder of the people that they are close to and the experiences they have had together, etc. Without photographs, people wouldn't be able to see as much of the Earth (or even space) as the average person today is exposed to. There would be less to aspire towards, and again this would enforce the lack of social interactions. Our international relations would be affected, as growing up we would not be able to see people of different cultures and learn how to appreciate the differences. Exposure to different cultures would be limited to a smaller group, and the general populations knowledge and understanding would be compromised. 
In general, photographs have given us an expanded world, and have become a part of our lives in ways that we don't even realize because we just take them for granted. If photographs were taken away, our entire world would be sent back in time and the outcome of the future would be less compassionate then the rough world we live in today.