— From the “taken 2008” folder
Keep the photo. Keep the memory. Keep going. taken 2008
A job I loved? Taken. An apartment I couldn’t afford anymore? Gone. A version of myself that believed in a certain kind of future? Disappeared into the financial crash like everyone else’s 401(k). — From the “taken 2008” folder Keep the photo
That’s the thing about the word “taken.” It implies loss — but also preservation. you can still take the shot.
But looking closer at those grainy digital photos from 2008 — cheap digicam, bad flash, too much grain — I see something else.
So here’s to 2008. The year I learned that even when life takes from you, you can still take the shot.