2008 — Taken

That’s the thing about the word “taken.” It implies loss — but also preservation.

Here’s a short blog post based on the phrase — playing on the double meaning of taken (photographed / removed / captured). Title: Taken 2008 – A Snapshot in More Ways Than One taken 2008

wasn’t just the year I clicked a shutter button. It was the year things were taken from me. And the year I took things back. That’s the thing about the word “taken

April 14, 2026

Yes, things were taken in 2008. But pictures were taken too. Memories were held. Small joys were captured. It was the year things were taken from me

— From the “taken 2008” folder

A job I loved? Taken. An apartment I couldn’t afford anymore? Gone. A version of myself that believed in a certain kind of future? Disappeared into the financial crash like everyone else’s 401(k).