Amanda Collects Memories! A Picture perfect collection!

[@simplyme8593]

I love this video. I love this channel. I love Amanda. I love photographs. I love time traveling. I love rescuing memories that are ignored. I love history. I love art. I love everything about this story 😊

[@heathernolan902]

Yep. Same here

[@NoRegrets.]

Oh my goodness you wrote every thought I was having as I watched this video.

[@mommaseesall4270]

Me Too !!!

[@simplyme8593]

Oh my God, Alex pinned my comment! 🤗🎉

[@madelynl.5351]

Alex, interviewing these fascinating people is an absolutely wonderful new direction for Curiosity Inc. You have the rare gift of somehow taking yourself completely out of the frame and allowing your subjects to speak for themselves and tell their stories without interruption. That is so rare in interviewers these days. So many times we have to endure the interviewer, interjecting themselves into the conversation, interrupting the story if often only for the purpose of reminding us viewers how “important” they are. Thankfully, you do not do that! I am fond of saying everyone has a story, and you have shone the spotlight on them rather than on yourself. Can’t wait to see what other interesting characters you will find.

[@l.m.o.8948]

I totally agree, I found Opray talked to much. 🇨🇦

[@stevek6432]

i like them too, good too take the channel in new directions

[@nicola_jonsson]

I could listen to Amanda all day, she has one of those addictive personalities that sucks you in. Her collection is fantastic 😊

[@heatherarmstrong1366]

Her passion is palpable!!!

[@lockman004]

Amanda gives a great description of her collection and why it is so special. Visiting other collectors rivals the hoarder videos. Alex is developing a nice mix of automotive, collector visits, hoarder house projects, real estate ventures, commercial endeavors, and humanity efforts. A very robust and entertaining channel. Hats off to Alex and a warm thank you for providing A+++ content.

[@nuss1e]

Isn't it amazing when someone's passion comes through from something they love? Thank you Alex, really enjoying these 😀

[@margowsky]

This was fascinating! Amanda has an amazing eye. I work at an antique store and LOVE looking at old photos that come in the shop!!

[@WisconsinAdventures]

I could spend all day with Amanda going through these slides.

[@bellababooska4181]

That was extraordinary. She is what makes the world wonderful. Her passion for the past and her eye for the details. Not unlike Alex. Thank her for sharing her photos with us. I wish my aunt had taken all the photos out of my grandmother's photo album. I shall send her this and teach her why.

[@myburl777]

So enjoyed Amanda sharing her passion of photography. Thank you Alex for revealing another treasure. Not only stuff but people too! Loved it!

[@MikeHeidi1111]

Awesome video. I love her!

[@keithbriere]

That collector is really enjoying her hobby, which has evolved into a commercial aspect, as many hobbies do. Thanks for that interesting interview Alexander. 👍

[@morganalori]

it's great when your hobby/passion can also support itself.

[@heathernolan902]

What a wonderful collection! And Amanda, your glasses are perfection!

[@frankneumann9286]

This is by far one of the most enjoyable programs I have ever watched. I share many of the interests which Amanda highlights in the program. I have small bunches of vintage photos of families and feel that, even though I don't know names, I know them from across the years. I am surprised that Amanda did not mention Vivian Maier, the incredible mysterious street photographer whose work has just surfaced recently. Great show!

[@annina_pure_creativity]

What a great collection and a lovely collector she is, full of joy sharing ! Thank you….

[@tanialee7433]

Absolutely love Amanda's passion! Thank you for bring us along 🌷

[@lorikendrick5076]

I completely identify with her. Sometimes, I just look and look at a picture and am not even sure why. I love looking at old photos. I have been going through all our photos and trying to organize them. Many photos. Some very, very old family ones. Fascinating.

[@Chereese0808]

I could spend days with Amanda showing me her photos. Lots of emotions and laughter.

[@Chronicnostalgic]

Thanks so much, Alex! It was an honour to meet you.

[@normafleming2518]

Your series of collectors is awesome.

[@barbarajeanne8351]

I can see in her face ,and hear it in her voice, the passion,the joy. Very enjoyable

[@mersea.714]

What an extraordinary collection! I collect images, slides, glass negatives, and black & white negatives. My dad was a professional photographer, a photojournalist, and a photography professor and even assisted Eugene W Smith, a famous photographer. I managed a camera store from the early 1990’s through 2013 & that definitely sparked my interest in my collection.

[@judithpride6810]

Lovely to see and hear her enthusiasm for her collection. I'll heed her advice to keep albums intact to keep the narrative safe. Glad you've found another kindred collector Alex!

[@ladysparkymartin]

Me too! I was skeptical as to why keep an album intact but I get it now. But oh the storage space!

[@laffingstock6935]

Really enjoying getting to know different collectors and how they started with their collections.

[@lsullivan5249]

I am one of those people who stripped the photos out of my mothers albums. At the time we didn’t have the technology available to Scan them and i felt obligated to share them with my siblings. She’s absolutely correct, and I didn’t realize it until she said it. Live and learn. Absolutely fascinating interview. Thank you, Alex.

[@ladysparkymartin]

@@lsullivan5249 At the end of the day we have to do what works for us. Can’t say if I’ll keep my albums intact forever (likely not if I take up Airstream life!) but until then all we can do is our best because, after all, we are the ones living now 😊

[@jwall6006]

I love this my mother collected baby pictures from the 1850s to 1920s. It broke her heart that no one was loving and remembered these babies.

[@anitaalexander9894]

Amanda deserves a part two.. maybe an unboxing of slides

[@Chronicnostalgic]

A slide show!

[@The_Smith]

Loving this collectors series, I wasn't sure how interested I'd be in old pictures, but Amanda is so good at explaining and everything, and to imagine, colour pictures taken with potato starch?

[@palucas]

I really enjoyed this video. It's wonderful that Amanda saved all these images and is so passionate in the historical value of them. It's a shame that a lot of photos are thrown away because there's no one left to treasure them.

[@normagrimstad8869]

My family doesn’t even care about our own family’s old photos.

[@b80-s9i]

Wow...soooo wonderfully interesting she is & I could listen to her all day talking about this and showing/talking about her awesome collection!! Thanks for bringing her to us, Alex...and thank you Ma'am for everything!!!

[@gwenwiedner3392]

Thanks, what a wonderful lady. Got a little history and photo knowledge. I loved it. Remembering all the slides in Mom's house that I'd love to see again. Wonder if the projector still works. LOL!

[@richwhitaker1506]

Very interesting perspective. I like this sub-category you're doing Alexander. "What Are Other People Collecting?"

[@jeannienash5249]

Lovely to hear Amanda

[@RoyCousins]

A fantastic collector with a fabulous collection. Thanks for sharing Alex. ⭐️

[@Randy8923]

Very interesting. She has a great collection. Enjoyed.

[@marriedagain2008]

This was great. Thank you to Amanda for allowing Alex to share your passion with us!

[@kathyfettkether3690]

I loved this video, her vocabulary when explaining her collection was so amazing and I just got it, everything she was telling us. TY for this fascinating topic!!!

[@gayle.hampson]

Thank you for the introduction to such a fascinating woman and subject. Having lost so much personal and family history in pictures and written word through a flood, it’s wonderful to see someone else is picking up the slack and cares and loves the subject matter.

[@katielin2379]

Amanda has an amazing collection. What a hoot of a good time.

[@kimberlymolitor354]

Amazing !! Couldn't tear my eyes away. What an interesting and intelligent lady with a terrific hobby that preserves the past!! Love the music too! That song is used on another of my favorite channels and gets my feet tapping every time 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@bhache2569]

Beautiful collection. Interesting Collector!

[@thomassjogren5773]

One thing that all collectors share, is pure passion. Love it!

[@ElinorRumming]

This is fascinating! I could spend a lifetime looking at vintage photographs.

[@usroadtripper]

I absolutely love hearing people talk passionately about things they've dedicated their lives to collecting. I have a huge, niche collection (Mold-a-rama figurines) and I just love when people let me tell them all about my collection. The most seemingly mundane things become fascinating when you see someone's passion for them.

[@Chronicnostalgic]

I love those figurines! I have a submarine!

[@leannm5937]

I enjoyed this one very much! Amanda has a great vibe!

[@deborahcaldwell9775]

That is an INCREDIBLE interview.

[@margiebrown7436]

How cool!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m LOVING this series!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@carolb29]

I love old pictures so this was so fascinating . Great collection she has. Makes me want to get out all the old family slides I have and look at them.

[@bridgetmuehlberger5141]

Awesome video! My father is in his mid-80s and had taken thousands of slides in the 60s-70s-80s, including the time he served in Korea in the US Army in the early 1960s.. He asked if I would go through the slides and have the Korea pictures digitized to print out hard copies. What an endeavor! It was fascinating to go through ALL of the slides and find, not only his historic pictures from Korea, but also all of his other pictures of the early years of our family, extended family members, memorable trips, other historic events, etc. I was amazed at the good quality of the slides after 50+ years! Needless to say, he was extremely excited himself to revisit his time in Korea, from 60 years ago.

[@heehaw8401]

A friend bought a slide tray full of photos at a thrift store. It seems that the people in the photos maybe worked for a US embassy in Europe in the 30s-40s. Spectacular images of their travels.

[@miaace5070]

Ahh yes! Kodachrome! They give us those nice bright colors, give us greens of summers makes you think the worlds a sunny day, oh yeah. I got a Nikon camera I love to take a photograph. So mama don't take my Kodachrome away. Paul Simons Kodachrome, such a great tune. =)

[@PK-bh1ww]

And sadly they don't make Kodachrome any longer. They stopped production in 2009 and processing in 2010. Digital killed it off. :-(

[@normagrimstad8869]

Love that song. Makes me think of the 70s.

[@margarettallett762]

How cool!! I love photographs, taking them, looking at them scrapbooking. This is so neat. Loved my View Masters 😍

[@cassiebrindza8306]

What a remarkable collection she has! Thank you Alex, for sharing this lovely story 💞

[@JeanStAubin-nl9uo]

Fascinating! Thank you Amanda and Alex.

[@joannaplummer9704]

Loved this!

[@Sara-xr1fl]

We recently found slides of my boyfriend's family when the kids were very small. We sat with his mom and went through them all. They jolted a lot of memories for her. It was great to hear some family history and see the old cars, how they dressed, etc. The color was still so vivid.

[@ViKee010]

Just the title of this video is something we can all relate to. Collecting memories is what we all strive to live a long life for. Thanks again for making one of my memories. 🤟🏼🤍

[@kaleigh4081]

What an incredible collection! That was so interesting. Btw those Strandkörbe (beach baskets) are still very much in use on the beaches of the North and Baltic Seas here in Germany. It's very windy there, so it's really nice to sit in a basket. They are rented and forget trying to sit in one without paying! (We didn't know on our first visit and were soon reprimanded.)

[@Emily-wo2cp]

How fun is that Alex!!!!!!!!! What a great idea. Look at u. U never stop the curiousities!!!!!

[@catty2chatty]

This was so cool! She has quite the collection and it was like going to a museum.

[@morganalori]

wouldn't it be amazing to find the other lady's photo? the 2 views would make a great duo. the two photographers getting each other while those 2 ladies tied the scenes together (sleeper?/darning sock?). Thanks for taking us on this adventure. Great fun and it is nice to know that these old photos have found a home and are getting new life.

[@lynnbleasdale5824]

Wow, that was an interesting conversation and viewing! I learned alot

[@heatherarmstrong1366]

I loved watching this!!!! I have been "into" photography for a long time 😊. Nothing like this. I also enjoy the history of her items and her Incredible knowledge!!! The same is why I subscribe to your channel!!! I love learning about the bits and pieces that I might not see or learn of from you!!! Bravo 👏👏👏

[@Maggies87]

Excellent interview - both the interviewer and subject. Alex, you’re a great collector of stories as well as things.

[@susanboon4605]

Really enjoyed this! I've always been interested in old slides - first of my family, then of older slides in general. I really love the colours of slides from the '40s and '50s especially. Now I may look at them in a whole new light!

[@judyheim6888]

Thank you so very much for this video Alex and Amanda! I found it very inspirational. I pulled out the box of old 35 mm slides of photos my dad took in the 1950s, the one gathering dust in the basement. I thought I had seen all the photos as a kid but it turned out that I hadn't seen most of them. And there were some amazing family memories, beautiful color photos of family gatherings taken during a time when most families didn't have cameras. So I got a light box (like Amanda's) and slide scanner and set to work sorting and scanning. There were over a thousand slides, some in poor condition. After color-correcting and lots of Photoshopping, I ultimately assembled numerous small albums of prints that I shipped to relatives and old family friends with photos of their families from nearly 70 years ago. One album contained dozens of photos of my aunt and uncle's wedding that they had never seen before--boy were they delighted and surprised, especially since the only photos they had were B&W ones that had long ago faded away. Thank you for the incredibly inspirational video that inspired this joyful and gratifying family project. I never would have embarked on this project had I not been inspired by Amanda's love for old slides. And yes, I saved the slides of all the 1950s "mystery ladies" with their cigarettes and martinis. I'll be happy to mail them to Amanda if she likes. Thank you!

[@yblasini9935]

WOW, Amanda’s collection is super interesting 😮 I didn’t even know people did that! History of places and people that either are no longer with us or they have been demolished to build a square building with no personality. Thank you Amanda and Alex.

[@dtruetheeness]

Your interview style helps your subjects to open up. I love that I learn about local people.

[@TLL65]

What a super interesting visit!! Loved her hobby.

[@pugnos1]

Wow, I know what she means. Great vids. The pics bring you back to that time

[@ArtJourneyUK]

Brilliant and fascinating interview! Thanks for sharing this amazing lady and her collection.

[@crinkle2649]

My grandparents always dressed up and wore hats. They were both born in 1902 and my dad was the youngest of 7 kids, so they were old when me and my siblings came along. My grandmother did her makeup and put on jewelry and heels just to clean the house.

[@RedKittieKat]

This was just delightful ... thank you 🥰

[@42apprentice]

Loved this, what a great collection and an interesting explanation of the passion of collecting & enjoying them.

[@fortysomethingbadgirls2173]

Love this direction you're taking with your channel. Much history learned about things. Love it. Thank you for sharing this with us

[@BastetNoodles]

I wish that I lived near her! Bought hundreds of slides from an estate sale and tried to convince family/friends that we should view them together and make up names/narratives for the people in them, but nobody wanted to. Bet Amanda and I would've had a blast doing it! Thank you for featuring her in this vidoe.

[@deborahhatch1856]

Truly a joy to watch. Thank you.

[@lizshea67]

Wow fascinating, what a great area of collecting I never appreciated before, thanks for sharing.

[@suzy4705]

This is great! I love seeing people talk about stuff that they are really passionate about!

[@crinkle2649]

My grandparents had one of those viewers and I was the only one interested in it. But when they moved her out to assisted living and went through the house before demolishing the house I was in Germany so I don't know what happened to it. I couldn't believe that they left 4 super nice fireplace mantels with the marble surrounds. And all of the fancy doors and light fixtures. It still makes me physically ill to think about. That house was built before my grandparents were born.

[@ToyotaFJOntario]

Fascinating! Thanks!

[@statewench2828]

WOW! What fun. Thanks alexander and Amanda

[@uwsupergirl]

This was fascinating! Love to hear about other people's collections, and Amanda is very enthusiastic about this topic, which I knew nothing about and enjoyed learning about!

[@sevo166]

I love this!!!! 👍

[@kathycagg6531]

This was fascinating ! Thank you, Alex

[@susanorr7535]

Amazing collection!

[@mavahuth5044]

Another good video.

[@micheller5516]

My friend El wrote the book with her RCMP uncle on the cover. It's beside the lightboard. His name was Dave Van Norman. That caught my eye.

[@Chronicnostalgic]

I wish we could have talked more about David and his story, I've since been seeking out more Inuit photography, he was a brilliant ally and advocate with an amazing story. I found one of his prints through very good luck. El is a force to be reckoned with too! Amazing family.

[@micheller5516]

@@Chronicnostalgic Yes she is an amazing person. I'm hoping she writes her own story one day.

[@johnm.withersiv4352]

I love View Master reels, especially the action stories. Collecting memories and narratives are cool. That's why I collect comics, books, and DVDs.

[@marielg9143]

would love to see that garden wall walk in that first vintage photo today what a beautiful concept.

[@charleypearson2314]

This was a really interesting video. Inspires me to get started on our family collection.that means

[@TravelingNana]

Wow, love this. Great lady, great interview.

[@123gary4560]

Oh, there's a word for that !! It's "anemoin", nostalgia for a time you never experienced.

[@MargaretMAnderson]

Googled and discovered that "anemoia" was coined by John Koenig in 2012. His KZbin channel and 2021 book, both titled "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows", fascinate me. Thanks for mentioning this!

[@aprilwillier9610]

Excellent ❤️🇨🇦

[@mystitin6769]

Excellent video and interview! I really enjoyed this. The simple explanations, and being reintroduced to this bit of photograhic history of this lost art. I loved the old process of darkroom development, plate glass negatives, slides, etc. Wonderful! As the "photographer" in the family, i was the one who inherited the older generations' photos, photo albums, and slides (as well as old 8 mm film). This episode made me want to pull down the couple boxes I have and go through them! Thanks, Alex! And thanks for another great show!

[@rikspector]

Alexander, Well done!. I've been fascinated about photography and it's timelessness my whole life. I have many slides I took on many occasions my whole life. Amanda's selections have such wonderful color and tell great stories. Her intelligence and narrative skills shine through your great interview. Thank you, Frederick "Rik: Spector

[@luanncolistro879]

She is soooo articulate!!!

[@jordynoleymom]

She was great! Anyone wearing a Garfield shirt is a kindred spirit!

[@Chronicnostalgic]

Garf is Life.

[@hollyhock4160]

Very interesting the photos and interview. She is very knowledgeable and has an eye for quality!

[@sueshu1732]

Such an interesting episode, loved her story and passion.

[@hburley9762]

Great addition to the series Alex! Thanks.

[@BobOgden1]

Excellent interview, very informative More like this please

[@loisenolp4746]

First I want to say I love this idea of showing what people collect! What a great idea and so interesting! Secondly I think this person should do an art show type of display! I would pay to see that! Also that picture of the table with things all on it I would love to just look at something like that to see all the neat things on display. I love looking at picture people show me and I don’t really look at the people in them I look at what’s around them😂 I don’t know if that’s rude but I’ll point things out that they didn’t realize is in the picture. I also think these type of pictures would make wonderful puzzles. I know that’s weird but I always think that when I see certain pictures. I don’t even do puzzle a lot but I always go to that.