Children in family photographs.

From the three phases of life—birth, marriage, and death—birth might be one of the most photographed moment in family archive. Children became the object of family joy and pride. There are numerous photograph of kids doing various activities and even portraits. Documenting the growth of children is a means to make construction of child’s history. If mostly they did not remember their self-image before the age of 2, these photographs provide the exact replica of them in form of photographs. These photograph re-confirm the family ownership and belongingness by saying that ‘these were you before you started making memories’.