On Photography Susan Sontag Summary

People often associate a photo with the past. A memorable event that was captured and now immortalized with an image. In On Photography, Susan Sontag gives the following example; “Those ghostly traces, photographs, supply the token presence of the dispersed relatives” (293). Although this may be true the majority of the time, it is not always the case. To some people, a photograph can bring insight on the future. It can pave the way toward something new and amazing. For instance, the photo that I chose is a sonogram of my daughter. This photo is a glimpse of what lies ahead for my wife and myself. Santag states that “through photographs, each family constructs a portrait-chronicle of itself” (293). For my family, this is a new chapter in our portrait-chronicle. We are expecting our first child and were happy to find out is a girl. This photo shows my daughters little head and a fist. I can make out some features of her face such as her nose and mouth. It leaves me with wonder and dreams of what she might look like. I am curious who she will resemble and often stare at the photo to try and …show more content…
I get to teach her how to ride a bike and take her roller-skating. I will take her out to the park and show her how to catch a fly ball. We will practice her free kicks until she can bend the ball and score in the top corner of the goal. Once she is old enough, I will teach her to change a tire, change her oil, and drive a manual transmission. This is all stuff that I can easily do and will cherish. I will train her to do her best and win: encourage her to dream big and to strive for greatness. More so, I desire for her to live a positive life and to stay hopeful and optimistic: to give her everything and not give up. I wish to teach her all the life lessons I have learned late in life with the hopes of giving her and advantage in her early years. Conversely, the challenging feat will be teaching her how to