The Moments You Don’t Realize Matter (Until They’re Gone)

Most people think the most important photos are the big ones — the milestones, the celebrations, the perfectly planned outfits and locations. But the older I get, the more I realize the moments that stay with us aren’t the ones we expected. They’re the in-between moments. The ones we didn’t think were special at the time.

A quiet laugh between siblings while the camera isn’t “officially” out. The way a parent instinctively brushes hair away from a child’s forehead. That tiny hand reaching up without even looking. Those are the things that disappear the fastest, and the moments we miss the most when life inevitably moves forward.

Photography gives us the gift of remembering the ordinary. And when you look back years later, you’ll realize those were the moments that mattered all along.