If you could just bring along something that will remind you of your loved ones anywhere you go, you would. Especially if you’re going to a boring black tie event and your supposed date needs to work overtime. The solution? Why not wear photo picture cufflinks with the picture of your significant other on both sides?
Sometimes, memories are the only thing you get besides real life experiences. People say that taking pictures and putting in your wallet or on a picture frame placed on your office desk are just too cheesy and sentimental. They say that if you really treasure an experience or a person, you don’t need to be reminded by photos. Your mind and your heart should be more than enough. Wait till these people hear about designer cufflinks where you can place photos of your loved ones. You might find them laughing so hard about the idea.
Nonetheless, it seems that they are being too judgmental about people who are used to documenting special events and people. The idea behind photographs is not just about being reminded of a thing in the past. Reminding yourself about a precious moment is different from commemorating the same. Reminding may pertain to the event or to the physical being of the person in the picture. Commemorating is reminding oneself of the feeling derived from that.
In a sense, photography is more about documenting feelings and not events. In a way, that’s the difference between photography—and let’s say—photojournalism though the line between the two is more and more blurred out today.
So the next time you see someone wearing silver cufflinks with photos of their loved ones in it, try to appreciate the reason behind that instead of being critical in a wrong way.
