Legacy MattersI've just watched an extraordinary piece of digital storytelling by Pedro Meyer.
It was done in 1991 and later put on the web and narrated by Pedro. An accomplished photographer, he tells the story of his parents, a Spanish-Jewish family exiled during the Spanish civil war and, after wandering, finally settling in Mexico. But it's more about the last years of their lives and told with such love, respect and compassion that it's heartbreaking. It's entitled "I photograph to remember". Through his photographs, he can recall his feelings at the moment he took the photograph. And such moments. This is a journey we all will take.
One of my favorite quotes is by Joan Didion, "We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget. We forget what we whispered and what we dreamed. We forget who we were."
Because of his photographs, Pedro Meyer won't forget, nor will anyone who sees this.
I won't say more except to say take time to watch the whole thing. This is true art. I photograph to remember by Pedro Meyer
It takes 35 minutes. If you don't have shockwave, you need to download it.