Capturing the Moment

by Alfred R. Pettingill

Updated March 31th, 2025

1-minute read

Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) is a memory condition like Photographic Memory. It is the ability to recall past events in great detail, along with the exact dates when they occurred.

Although many people claim to have it, less than 100 people worldwide have this condition.

While most of us will never have a Photographic Memory, we still have photographs. Timeless images that represent moments in our lives.

Capturing a moment is so much more than clicking the shutter button on a camera. It is about understanding the important elements.

The goal is to capture the atmosphere, feeling, and emotion of a particular scene.

In 2017, Veronica Lynn Harper invited me out to take photos at music events in Salt Lake City, Utah. Through her, I met Adam St. Simons, the Publicist and Media Director for Live Nite Events.

I got to shoot at many events; including 13 late-night, 6 modeling sessions, 5 fitness, and 3 festivals. I also got to be a member of the press at  Bonanza Campout 2018. Thank you, Adam.

You'll find below a carousel of my favorite captured moments.