Think back to your vacation photographs. The awkward compositions, stitled smiles at landmarks, or even moments of family and strangers caught in the latticework of time long ago. We remember them with fondness and intrigue, wondering what we were thinking or feeling when we released the shutter.

La Lettre de la Photographie, hands down one of my top five daily reads and favorite photography blogs, is on holiday (what we call vacation in the States). Much like the most of Europe, the staff has fled their offices for beaches and other venues of relaxation. In the meantime, they've compiled an anthology of holiday photographs from their readership, posting them daily. There is a thoughtful collection of memories and visual memoirs just waiting for your eyes. Have a look.

Having just myself returned from vacation in London and Paris, I already long to return without the responsibilities of daily life. That's the beauty of holiday -- it's a suspension of our daily rituals into a different life, even if  it is just a few hours or days. It's the perfect time to commit that different life to film.