Photographic memories

Remember that digital camera I got for Christmas? The one for kids that actually takes pictures? I had mostly forgotten about it myself, but then my Uncle Joey and his girlfriend Natalia — who are visiting from Ukraine — stayed with us for a week during their time in the States. Uncle Joey is a terrific photographer whose work has appeared in places like The New York Times and The New Yorker, and he inspired me to start using my camera again — and more importantly, to actually focus on what I'm taking a picture of. As a result, I've taken hundreds of pictures in the past week (full disclosure: most of them have been of the TV while Lion King is playing), and here are some of the best.










Uncle Joey took the one of me that you see in there. Speaking of him, here's some pictures I took of Uncle Joey and Natalia:




As I mentioned above, I've been taking pictures nonstop of Lion King as I watch it, but I'll only show you one here. It's my favorite scene in the movie, where Timon and Pumba dress in drag and do the hula to distract the hyenas.


Babcia and Dido also clowned around with me so I could take some silly pictures of them.



Henry kept reaching for the camera whenever I took his picture.


When I wasn't looking, he took the camera himself.


Nice try, Henry, but you don't know how to take pictures yet!

Thanks Uncle Joey for inspiring me to start taking pictures again. I really miss you and Natalia!