"Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past." -Berenice Abbott
I think this is kind of true, but what about pictures of the future? I mean they aren't necessarily real, they have been tampered with in Photoshop of some sort, but they are still photographs. Most people however can relate to this quote. Who has the box sitting at home full of childhood photographs taken by parents, grandparents, and friends? As soon as you snap a picture it does become the past. Sometimes it can be re-created, like if you catch a picture of a smile, that doesn't mean the person will never smile again. But the moment, the place, the emotion, and the people become a memory.
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