I was born during a time of change and uncertainty, with technological innovations on the rise and my country's beliefs and standards being challenged after the attacks of September 11th, 2001. I was fortunate to grow up in a time where technology was not yet as widespread, but had advanced enough that people could document their lives more easily through digital photography and video. By the time I was in high school, iPhones had advanced and taken over the brains of me and all of my peers. The increase in my dependence on devices persisted until I got to college, when I soon realized that the screen that I had been glued to for several years was contributing to my anxiety. It was around the middle of my first year at Wofford College that I took my first college psychology course. My professor, Dr. Nowatka, described how our developing brains are highly susceptible to the addictive nature of technology. Following this discussion, I tried to make a conscious effort to be more present in my daily life, and I soon found that film photography was a tremendous way of doing so.