Ephemera: A collection of stuff from around the world

Ephemera – e·phem·er·a

noun:
Things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.
·Items of collectable memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only a short-term usefulness or popularity.

Travel is the essence of ephemera. When you visit a place, you are creating experiences that are, by definition, short-term. If it is your first visit to a place, your senses may feel bombarded with stimuli. Everything is new, and you just drink it in like a dry sponge. Or, you might be returning to a place you have been before. Now you are looking for specifics;

“is that café still open?”
“Smell the bread from our favorite bakery.”
“The soup here is the best tasting in the world.”

All of these experiences are short-term. So we try to burn them into our memories. But memory is fleeting, so we try to help it out. We write travel journals. We take photographs. That’s right, we create ephemera to help us remember ephemera. I guess that is what makes us human.

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-2Niagara Falls

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-3Tulle

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-4African Blouses

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-5Soap

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-6Italian Fabric

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-7Chiles

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-8Beads

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-9African Fabrics

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-10Umbrellas

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-11Wall Plates

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-12Sardines

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-13Niagara Falls Ponchos

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-14Statues of Liberty

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-15Musselsjonathan Lessuck ephemera-16Radishes

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-17Spices

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-18Tomatos

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-19Lobster Pots

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-20

Ayacuchana

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-21Time Tables

jonathan Lessuck ephemera-22Bottle Trees

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4 years ago

You are a very talented photographer. Thank you for sharing your excellent photo-memories of your travels!

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4 years ago

An interesting and colorful collection!!

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