Today marks 18 years since I made my first posts on Flickr. This was my initial account. Towards the end of 2006 I (for kinda boring reasons) transitioned here.
It's a trip to think it's been so long. A lot has happened between then and now. I mean, like traumatic and monumental and even some wonderful stuff. And I kept on posting through it all. Maybe that's weird. Maybe that account (and my various blogs) has just been my way of saying, "I'm here." I won't go into all the issues that I've talked about in therapy as to why that might be the case. Suffice to say, it's definitely been a useful tool in my life process.
It's also funny to think that this comes on the heels of another anniversary that no longer is valid. In another 10 years (if Flickr is, ptb willing, still around) the Flickrversary will have surpassed that in duration. A testament to...what? Something maybe. Perhaps my obsession to making images? There are worse things to be obsessed by.
Looking back through that first photo stream, I can feel what life was like. I feel all the good stuff anyway...I'm sure there was less than good stuff. I feel what it was like living in the beautiful bay area. I feel the warmth of home and family. I feel the joy that was discovery of this whole, crazy thing called photography.
There are people who, for their own valid reasons, will pull down old content. I've never felt inclined to do that. Being able to (without getting melancholy or stuck in the past) review my life and my vision inspires me to go forward. Over and over.
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