If you're reading this, I know we're not so different.
I'd bet when you were a kid, you dreamed that you might be able to fill a jar with air of your favorite smells - saving it for another time when you could cherish your favorite memories and experience the best, all over again. I know that you were devastated when it didn't work, because also tried to make this work. Bottom line... all of us dreamers have at one point wondered if there was any way to save the past.
I'd also bet that one day, you saw a photograph of you and a loved one from a special moment and were transported right back to that moment: The smells, flavors of the meals you've shared, the way the breeze felt on your skin; all of these came right back to you.
In a world full of distractions, that's the lasting power of a photograph. These are some of mine.