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Question
Why are photographs taken?
| e.g. to freeze our favourite moments | |
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Solution
| e.g. to freeze our favourite moments | to cherish memorable moments |
| To record the best things | to freeze beauty |
| To document function | to lodge complaints with evidence |
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