I think what makes life what it is for all of us are our experiences. We can’t wait to tell those we love (or those we don't if we're being honest) about our day, what we’ve been up to, where we’re going, where we’ve been. And a lot of the time those stories come with photographs to complete the tale (that we usually post to social media).
I have ALWAYS been the one to take photographs amongst friends and family, and every now and then I go back and look at the 100s of images (and videos, yes, we do that too hehe) and just laugh or maybe cry. The memories I have once forgotten have suddenly, so vividly come back because of a simple photograph... or video. I mean, what in the miracle??
And so, photography, to me, is not just a job, it's an art, its imagination, its emotion, its collaboration and most importantly it's something my client will look back on one day and go back in time to relive that moment once again. That makes my job worth it every. single. time.