Do you remember the iconic photographs from the s and s?

Chances are, you don't. And that's because many of the photos that we remember from that era were actually taken decades later.

Take a look at the following photos, all of which were taken in the s or later.

Do any of them look familiar? A woman reads a book in a park.

A young woman reads a book on a train.

A man reads a book at a cafe. A woman reads a book on a beach.

A group of people read books in a library.

A man reads a book in a living room. A woman reads a book in her bedroom.

A man reads a book on his porch.

A woman reads a book in a garden. A woman reads a book in a park.

Which of these photos do you remember?

Probably the first three—they're all classic photographs. But the others?

They're all contemporary prints, taken decades later.

Why is this important? Because it shows us that our memories are constantly changing.

The photos we remember from the past are often the photos that we see the most.

But that doesn't mean that all of the photos from the past were great. In fact, a lot of them were pretty mediocre.

That's why it's important to remember that the world is constantly changing.

The photos that we see today might be the photos that we remember tomorrow.