I totally agree with you about the memories and keeping photos of loved ones.

Now playing devil's advocate:

A photograph says a thousand words from the perspective of the photographer. We all perceive things differently. Ever take a photo of a place from different angles? Do you get the same kind of thousand word story? I would also say that photographs are lies because we curate them to look that way. "say cheese." "pout 80 times for a selfie" "i'm going to do something cool, take a photo" Or we wait for a good moment to snap a photo. People want witnesses to cool, happy events. A photo encases that moment forever, like a trophy and photographers are bystanders to that real time action.

What do you feel? and should we have access to these intimate moments? we are viewing these photographs through a looking glass. Its like we're in a museum or an art gallery leisurely being entertained, finding inspiration and when it gets too tough we can leave it at the door. How do we stop being spectators?