I went through a no-photo phase, but switching to just my phone’s camera changed my opinion. Now photos instantly appear on a stream, without any extra logisti

I went through a no-photo phase, but switching to just my phone’s camera changed my opinion. Now photos instantly appear on a stream, without any extra logistics. They are geotagged, and in Google Photos even tagged for search. In a few seconds, I can figure out where I was on a certain date. I can figure out what I was doing and who was with me. Combined with a journal, they’re a powerful way to remember the past. Scrolling through the photo stream is a real delight, especially when I feel down. The stream changed everything. Since a few months, I’ve been building a stream that combines photos to other things: journals, messages, git commits, geolocation and more. It’s a very rich journal. Since then, I have found myself taking photos just for the record. For example a picture of the dishes I cook, of my garage, of my bicycle etc. It grounds the day in a few visual cues. - However, I developed one habit from my no-photo days: after I take a photo, I always linger for a few seconds, so that I don’t just see things through a phone screen. I look at the details, just like when I sketch.