Celebrating Banality

I used to take far too many pretty photos. You know that I mean; I'd shoot a lovely sunset or unspoilt view of nature. It was either that or I'd often succumb to touristy images. Those included shots of people in front of famous landmarks.

Now, I'm successfully embracing the world of banal photography. I want photos which are of life's minutiae. In order to understand one's present existence at a later point in time, one needs to capture the ordinary.

Imagines of us standing in front of the Eiffel Tower will always be valuable. Yet, I wish I had pictures of the various streets we've lived on. Rather than a sunset, I'd prefer shots of the kitchens in our previous apartments.



Now with digital, there's no reason not to click the shutter often. For example, there's nothing special about yesterday's picture of Columbia Street taken from in front of the SkyTrain Station entrance. In the future though, things may change and the mind's eye will never be as accurate and thorough as an 8 megapixel Olympus.