Snapshot photography

Snapshot photography consists of informal photographs made to record everyday moments, often without elaborate planning. Its emphasis is immediacy and personal memory rather than formal composition.

Box camera: A simple camera with a box-shaped body, fixed-focus lens, and basic controls. Its straightforward operation helped turn casual picture-taking into an everyday activity.
George Eastman: An American entrepreneur who founded Eastman Kodak and helped popularize roll-film photography. His business strategy made cameras and processing accessible to amateur photographers.
Family photography: Photographic practices that document family members, relationships, and shared events. Family albums are among the most common settings in which snapshots acquire lasting meaning.
Collective memory: Shared representations of the past held and transmitted by a social group. Widely circulated snapshots can shape how groups remember ordinary life and public events.
Roll film: Photographic film supplied in a flexible strip wound around a spool. Roll film let compact cameras capture multiple moments before reloading.
Eastman Kodak: An American photography company founded by George Eastman in 1888. Kodak marketed photography as an accessible practice for ordinary people.
Family album: A collection of photographs arranged to preserve and present a family's history. Snapshots become a personal archive when selected and ordered in an album.
Photographic memory: The common belief that photographs preserve moments exactly as they happened. Snapshots feel like direct records, though framing and selection shape what they preserve.
Shutter release: A camera control that triggers the exposure. A quick press makes it possible to record fleeting everyday gestures.
Kodak Brownie: A low-cost box camera introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1900 for amateur photographers. The Brownie became a landmark device for accessible, informal picture-making.

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