"If it makes you laugh, if it makes you cry, if it rips out your heart, that’s a good picture."

Week four reminded me of why I love photographs so much. Sometimes words just can't do a story justice.

There are only so many words to describe a smile, but can you ever perfectly capture the way it transforms her face? Or the way his eyes crinkle just a little bit?

How do you attempt to put into words those precious moments in your life? The moments that you see when your life flashes before your eyes?

 We can't always describe our feelings through words. Sometimes because no amount of words can justify the feelings you felt, you just hope a glimpse of that moment will allow others to feel exactly how you felt at that point in time. Sometimes because a moment is so precious, our clumsy use of words would tarnish it.

And sometimes, because a photo truly is worth a thousand words.