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Capturing Treasured Moments

“I LIKE TO THINK OF PHOTOGRAPHY AS A DOOR INTO AN ETERNAL LIFE THAT APPEARS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE. ONE DOESN’T HAVE TO BE ALL-TIME GOOD AND SINLESS. ALL THERE IS TO DO IS TO BE IN A PHOTO. AND THEN, LUCKY DEVIL, YOU GET CLOSER TO IMMORTALITY.”

Memories are cherished as long as human beings exist.

It all started with rock art presented by cave paintings (the most ancient one - Altamira in northern Spain was made about 36,000 and 15,000 years ago). It depicted daily routine, human activities, first tools, and animals. The very first portraits were made approximately 5000 years ago in Egypt. However, the painting technique was not the only way artists could make portraits. Sculpture, drawings, and mosaics are considered the most ancient art forms artists chose to represent a person of their

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