Definition of Photograph

The dictionary states the word photograph to mean; "an image or an object, person, scene, etc, in the form of a print or slide recorded by a camera on photosensitive material." My definition elaborates on the obvious, I see photographs to be a style of art, and each one tells a story. They are very similiar to paintings. What the word photograph means to me the most is memories. When I see a photo of mine, there is always some kind of memorable story laying behind it. I see photographs as a sense of escape back to the past. A source of reminiscing, and a story of ones history. Without my photographs a lot of my memories would be lost to the dark corners of my mind. Photographs are simply doors to another time, another world, and another universe.