A picture usually tells a story. Long ago, usually when a picture was torn, a part of the story was lost. Nowadays, that is not always the case. In fact, a torn picture can tell the whole story that a whole picture cannot. These days, most people and families have some torn pictures. Some keep them, some throw them away - too much to handle or face up to perhaps.
I guess, you can guess the kinds of pictures I am talking about - those that people tear up when they divorce or part ways. Of course, it is getting harder to tear up old pictures these days with digital photography. "Cropping" is the modern equivalent. Photo shopping is carrying it a bit too far...
I am fascinated by looking at a fragment of an original photo. To me, it always tells more than if it were a whole picture.
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