Photography as a way to savor life

Every photo reminds us of all the beauty around us.

Sunset along the Arno in Florence, Italy — Melinda Gallo

Anaïs Nin wrote, “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.” I can say the same about photography. The first time I experience beauty, the moment is intense and richly satisfying to all of my senses. The second time is more like an echo: it doesn’t stimulate all my senses to the same extent as…