Nic Umbs: Memento Vitae – LENSCRATCH
This week, we will be exploring projects inspired by memory, place, and/or intimacy. Today, we’ll be looking at Nic Umbs’s series Memento Vitae. I first met Nic Umbs at the 2019 Society of Photographic Education Midwest Conference in Milwaukee, WI. Before the world shut down, I was lucky to see his work in person, and
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/09/nic-umbs-memento-vitae/
I just have to accept that not everything can be recorded factually. To me, this helps to break down the idea that photography is truth, where most well-captured images, even ones showcasing a profound intimacy with their subject, lack the entire story. I feel that our histories will all fall victim to time’s eternal melt, despite how hard we try to preserve them. That, however, will not stop me from attempting to capture and share moments worth remembering.