Camnesia is a condition where people forget to take pictures of important moments or forget their camera. It often occurs during weddings, vacations, and family events. Some people try to prevent it by carrying multiple cameras, but it can still happen. Camnesia can be a blessing in disguise, as it prevents embarrassing moments from being captured on film.
There’s a reason the world isn’t flooded with images of Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, UFOs or your cousin Jim’s first birthday party, and that reason is known as camnesia. Camnesia is a condition in which a person forgets to take pictures of a once-in-a-lifetime moment, or forgets to bring a camera. Many sufferers have flare-ups of camnesia around weddings, honeymoons, exotic vacations, paranormal events, and family reunions.
Some people have been known to take extraordinary measures to prevent camnesia, which generally end up leaving more than one camera in a hotel or conveniently stuffed in the glove compartment of a car. Others may invest heavily in disposable or disposable cameras, only to find out just how disposable these unused cameras really can be.
Being the designated photojournalist for a family vacation or class reunion can sometimes put some distance between the documentary maker and the event, so it’s not unusual for someone to lay down their camera in favor of actually attending. Forgetting to retrieve and use a camera can be an understandable, if unfortunate, result of being caught in a moment. Many camnesia sufferers only realize their ailment after the fact, which often leads to anguished cries of “Why didn’t I think to bring my camera?” or “I can’t believe I left my camera in the car!”
There are a number of routine or uneventful occasions when carrying a camera may seem counter intuitive, but the worst cases of camnesia often occur during events that scream enough for posterity, such as a baby’s “firsts,” a brother’s wedding or meeting a celebrity. Many modern wedding receptions include the presentation of disposable cameras for guests to record their candid snaps.
Camnesia can often be seen in the company of walletnesia, mapnesia and ticketnesia, all common but essential elements that are often forgotten in critical moments of time. While camnesia may be at the top of the frustration scale, there are worse things than having certain embarrassing moments captured on film for all eternity. Sometimes camnesia can be a blessing in disguise.
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