Echoes of Her Words

The Polaroid camera was my grandmother’s favorite camera. Often, I would hold the blank canvas recently released by the Polaroid camera and await the quick transformation to the photo image that my grandmother took. Sometimes, we would fan them quickly, as if fanning helped the photo transform quicker. I don’t know if this made it work, but I loved feeling like it did. 

The photo to the left was taken on Christmas Day. My grandmother always dressed nicely no matter where she went. Holidays were special and important to her. I particularly love this photo because the caption is written in her handwriting. She wrote a lot and took lots of photos. I still remember going to the store to purchase 70 ct tablets for her to record the happenings of the day or to write letters to her children and grandchildren. Her love for journaling and taking photos was passed down to me. My photo collection includes over 84,000 photos and 3,000 videos. I scrapbook often, too. I miss her so much.