How Do You Document Where You’ve Been?

I often snap a shot of what’s underfoot

kasey sparks
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my shoes on a stone sidewalk near a patinaed water marker
on the streets of New Westminster| photo by kasey sparks

How do you capture the places you’ve been in images? Do you point your lens at a stunning landscape and click the shutter? Or do you capture architectural features that catch your eye? How about with a hipshot of the people milling around in the local streets?

If you peruse my camera roll you’ll see many of those types of images along with a surprising number that include my feet.

Yep, I have an odd obsession with photographing my feet. No, I don’t have a foot fetish, silly. I simply like to remember where I’ve been by photographing what’s underfoot. It’s my version of a selfie I suppose.

It’s my way of saying I was here.

Sense of place

“The most important element in fostering a sense of place is to teach ourselves, or let ourselves be taught, to see with fresh eyes the place where we find ourselves. ~ Wilfred M. McClay

Paying attention to and photographing what’s underfoot gives me a sense of place. When I took my first trip overseas to Italy I found the wide variety of ground coverings striking.

The luscious cocoa-colored soil surrounding a grove of olive trees reminded me of a rich and delicious brownie mix. Near the waters…

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