Taking Pictures Preserves Memories

[VidThreeNorth]

I've just seen that the guys who cut down a tree in GB were sentenced for 4 years. They cut it down with a chain saw. Itwas a famous tree and people would come to see it. So maybe we take pictures to preserve something in cases there are people like these [posted to YouTube by "WSJ News", Jul 15, 2025, [video length is about 5:52]:

"They Cut Down a Sycamore Tree. Now They Have a 4-Year Prison Term | WSJ News"
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[SharonHearn]

I know I do with animals when I'm at the zoo as you never know what may happen to any of the animals, this week I went to 1 zoo and the 2 Eurasian Lynx's have gone back to their home at another zoo and the last remaining goat has gone off to be with other goats so he's not on his own any more.
It's thanks to someone taking a photo many years ago that I know what my home used to look like and it is so much different to what it looks like now, I love photos as memories as well as sometimes a historical record if that makes any sense.

 

[SunriseAvenue]

There was a very pretty alley downtown which I used to photograph a lot during different seasons of the year. I'm happy I have these photos and even short video filmed in there because a couple of years ago that whole place was reorganized and the alley was gone. I spent hours in Clipify enhancing video quality because that's pretty much the only evidence it's ever been there.

 

[Don Fischer]

Boy do I get where your coming from. I really like doing old house's, barns and homesteads. Let them go and the earth recalls them and then gone forever. had one old homestead photo I gave to a guy that owned the property and didn't shoot it again, photo neg lost in house fire. Well that old house is gone today! Photo's can certainly preserve a lot of the past!

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I might add that in my kitchen is a photo of me and my old Springer Spaniel, Skipper. Miss that dog all the time and the photo is over 40 yrs old. that and memories are all I have left of him! The picture is not for sale!

 

[Dikkie2 1]

Boy do I get where your coming from. I really like doing old house's, barns and homesteads. Let them go and the earth recalls them and then gone forever. had one old homestead photo I gave to a guy that owned the property and didn't shoot it again, photo neg lost in house fire. Well that old house is gone today! Photo's can certainly preserve a lot of the past!

Yes that's why I document architecture I like aswel.
Cool buildings are torn down or demolished, so others can build stupid stuff instead.
Cities change so fast. Skylines too, it's nice to capture skylines over the years and compare later.

 

[Gardyloo103 57]

Cities change so fast. Skylines too, it's nice to capture skylines over the years and compare later.

Here's Seattle's skyline taken in 1971.

... and here's from (more or less) the same spot around 50 years later...

 

[1981eagle]

I used to like film for that reason. Back 'in the day' we would get prints or double prints, and toss them in an album and the ones that didn't make the cut ended up in a shoebox. Family members with goofy faces, or otherwise embarrassing (that you could later use against them). Too many people only save the 'good' digital photos, and they are missing out on the opportunity to really 'get at' a brother or sister in later years

 

[tinytmp]

Boy do I get where your coming from. I really like doing old house's, barns and homesteads. Let them go and the earth recalls them and then gone forever. had one old homestead photo I gave to a guy that owned the property and didn't shoot it again, photo neg lost in house fire. Well that old house is gone today! Photo's can certainly preserve a lot of the past!

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That’s a serious outcome, but it highlights how damaging and illegal it is to destroy a landmark tree. A four-year sentence reflects both the cultural and environmental value of the tree, as well as the deliberate nature of using a chainsaw to cut it down. Taking photos or videos to document such landmarks is a good idea, both for preservation and awareness, and sharing responsibly online can help others appreciate and protect these important natural or historical sites.

 

[AlanKlein111 1]

4 years in prison for murdering a tree.