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Fragments of The Whole World
Grief has a way of rearranging time. You find yourself holding certain memories with astonishing clarity, while others slip away like they were never quite yours to begin with. When I think about my dad, the moments that rise to the surface are rarely the big life events. It’s the tiny, ordinary ones, the ones that didn’t feel important at the time, that have become the anchors I hold on to. I remember sitting beside him, both of us hunched over a sketchpad, trying to draw Ch

Annelies James
Nov 212 min read
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The Philosophical Wedding Guest
Weddings have a marvellous way of turning even the quietest introvert into a philosopher, comedian, or accidental chaos agent. Put a camera in front of people, ask them for a few pearls of wisdom for the newlyweds, and what tumbles out is rarely what anyone expects. This is exactly why recording wedding advice has become one of my favourite parts of the job. It’s the moment when relatives, friends, and that one mysterious plus-one all reveal their true comedic potential. Ther

Annelies James
Nov 212 min read
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The Way Memories Slip
There’s a strange and tender moment that happens as we get older: we start noticing the way memories slip. A phrase your mum always said, a story your grandad told every Christmas, the way a loved one laughed before they caught themselves. These tiny fragments matter more than we admit, yet they’re the first things to fade. Modern life doesn’t help. We photograph almost everything, but rarely the things that define us. We have blurry phone clips of meals, pets, nights out, ye

Annelies James
Nov 212 min read
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