The Historian Is More Like a Painter than a Photographer

The painter and photographer are very different yet closely related professions, hobbies, etc. A painter is an artist who illustrates through the use of various media his emotions, perceptions, etc. And a photographer simply takes pictures of what he sees and deems worthy of remembering. A photographer captures moments in time, tangible fractures of memories. History (as an area of Knowledge) is the study of significant past events and circumstances that may or may not have an effect on our present lives. But have one-way or the other affected humanity. …