The title of this project is Sister’s Childhood Fragments.​
The social issue I want to explore with my photographs is the loss of unstructured time and the boring time in modern childhood. I found that today, many kids have busy schedules filled with planned activities. These moments are when kids stare at ants crawling on the ground, twist a hair tie into a pretend necklace, or lie on the floor watching dust float in sunlight. They are the moments when kids learn to invent their own games, daydream, and discover their curiosity. However, these small parts of childhood are often set aside for tasks that seem productive. I want my photos to show how important these “boring” moments are for building a kid’s own identity.​
I want my audience to feel a warm sense of nostalgia. I hope they remember when they were kids—when they sat on the floor for hours playing with a single toy, or stared out the window watching clouds transform into animals, or talked to their stuffed animals as if they were real friends. I also want them to feel a quiet appreciation for the beauty of unforced, real childhood. I want them to notice the small parts of a kid’s life that are easy to miss. I hope these feelings prompt them to slow down and let a kid be a kid, even for a few minutes.​
I will get inspiration and develop my ideas by looking for photographs that capture honest, unposed childhood moments. I’ll look at Henri Cartier-Bresson’s work which is my photographer I explored before.
He took photos of real moments, not posed ones. One of his famous photos shows a boy carrying wine bottles down a street in Paris. The boy isn’t smiling for the camera but he has a real look of pride, like he’s doing something important. That’s the kind of real moment I want to capture. I’ll also look at Vivian Maier’s photos. She took the pictures of kids playing on  sidewalks. The kid are they’re running, laughing, and playing with simple things. Her photos feel calm and true, like we’re peeking at a private moment.
Besides these photographers, I will observe my little sister daily, see what she is doing, and capture those simple yet meaningful moments to let the audience experience the warmth and innocence.