A Throwback to a Throwback in Photography!

by Skip Cohen

​After almost 15 years of sharing Throwback Thursday shots, I was bound to repeat myself. Today's post is a throwback of a throwback. I know I shared the two photographs above years ago, but it's graduation time, and I'm turning the clock back 50+ years.

The back story is about five knuckleheads in their senior year of high school who had fun doing a spoof on cheerleading at one of the last basketball games of the season. That's Terry Q. and me in the first photograph, and in the pyramid, Bill M. and Don S. are on either side of me on the bottom, and Terry and Mike P. are on the top. We've lost touch with Bill, and Mike was way too young when he passed away at 52 over twenty years ago. Thanks to Facebook and a few reunions, Terry, Don, and I have kept in touch. 

But here's my point - throwbacks are about memories and added value to the craft we're all so passionate about. Different chapters of your life unfold through all those old photographs. Those memories are like seasoning on a great steak - they enhance the appreciation for the friendships and the people who have come and gone in our lives.

If you have yet to go searching for your throwbacks, take a few minutes before you get too far into the day. Then, share them on social media or more privately with family and friends. Old pictures are terrific reminders of the importance of photography. Where would the world be without imaging?

Happy Throwback Thursday!