Smile!

When was the last time you had a school picture taken?

Much to my surprise, my mother saved all my annual "pose and smile" shots from my elementary school days. I discovered them in a box stored in the attic, thrown in with some report cards and other ephemera from the 1960's. A time capsule of sorts.

I can't seem to remember much about the girl I was back then, behind the braces and mop of red hair. Still, there's something in those photographs that yearns to speak.

A few weeks ago, I stopped by one of those shopping mall photography studios. After much squirming, the photographer finally asked me to "just pose naturally." This was the result.

Telling, don't you think?

“Life is like a camera. Focus on what is important. Capture the good times. And if things don't work out, just take another shot.” - Ziad K. Abdelnour