Some people look at photos to remember their memories, while others look at them not to forget. Today, these photographs should be looked at to read, interpret, understand, and look for crumbs of tradition and cultural elements that are about to be forgotten. Family photographs are at the forefront of photographs that occupy an important place in cultural memory. The most famous of family photos is wedding photos. Photos taken by family members in the past are mostly taken and assembled by professionals today. Photographs are memories that take a permanent place and freeze the moment, and in order to understand the elements they contain, they must be examined and interpreted. In this case, it is up to the person viewing the photograph to interpret the image. The story of each photograph is different, and the elements in the photograph should be reviewed in detail while examining them. Photography can be analyzed and interpreted in terms of various factors, such as social and cultural, political, attire, and time. The photograph examined here is a copy of the original. The photograph has been enlarged from the original and has been reduced and reproduced over time to be given to family members. At these multiple stages, the quality of the photograph deteriorated.

Keywords
Family photo, photo interpretation, cultural memory