"Every time I gather with friends and family, those moments spent together become etched in my mind. As the night draws to a close and we stand amidst the remnants of our time together, gazing upon the empty bottles, leftover fruit, and cigarette butts, I'm overcome by a strange sense of melancholy. I know that these moments are gone, forever. And will soon be lost in the maze of my memories. That's why I take pictures - to capture the essence of moments. It's why WE ALL take pictures, from family portraits to selfies. Because we are afraid. We fear forgetting how these moments made us feel, how we felt about each other, and even how we once appeared in front of the mirror. We cling to these snapshots in an effort to preserve the love and connection we shared once , we are blessed and cursed simultaneously by oblivion."