1. To seize images, to be preoccupied with appearances and, less so, contents.
2. A reluctance to let go of sometimes false perceptions.
3. A need or desire to control or understand memories or situations, perhaps alter them in ways that make them less painful.
[1]To dream that you are a photographer symbolizes a preoccupation with cherishing and clinging tightly to memorable images and events from the past.
[2]Symbolic of making memories for others
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