Nickelback is a Canadian rock band that has been together for almost 20 years. They consistently produce popular albums with meaningful lyrics that portray messages about life experiences. The photos in this essay were inspired by Nickelback songs and music videos, capturing everyday scenes that relate to the band's themes of living life without regrets and making the most of each day. The photos are arranged to tell a story and match captions, showing ways people can make a positive impact and not take life for granted.

1. Nickelback is a Canadian rock and alternative band. Nickelback is very creative as well as meaningful. The men that
make up this band have been together for almost 20 years and they are consistently coming out with popular albums. Each
album has something new and different to offer. The lyrics of these albums portray a message, which usually has to do with life
experiences and words that provoke deep thinking. The general ideas of these messages will appear in every photo.
Each photo that I took was inspired by lyrics that stuck out from multiple songs. Every song has a different meaning,
yet all the songs can be combined into one big topic or question. The question of What If? Most of the pictures used in this
essay come from ones I have taken and a few from Nickelback’s music videos. I received most of my inspiration from their
music videos because they are so powerful. Nickelback has a way of putting words into actions and pictures very well. I did not
in any way duplicate these videos but I made the picture taken relatable to everyday life. I also created the pictures to represent
what a person could do to make his or her life the best life possible.
In terms of photo organization, I arranged the photos to match a certain title or caption. The titles of these pictures
really tell a story themselves, which is what Nickelback does with their songs. I start the essay off with a medium and upward
photo; it is also an angled shot. I chose to take a picture upward to show looking up into the trees and looking into the sky to
imagine what the world could be. I immediately jump into the main point of this essay by using a moment to moment scene and
ask “If you saw this happen?” Followed by “If today was your last day, what would you do?” These questions set up the
explanation of my photo essay. I follow these questions up with answers that refer to living life with no regrets.
I end my photo essay with four pictures that lead into what Nickelback is about. The quote I use to explain this is
something I see on campus on a regular basis. It is brought to us Whitworthians by GreenDot: “Nobody has to do everything,
Everyone has to do something.” To display this quote I separated it into two slides with two pictures a piece. Each picture is
from community building day. Those pictures represent that we all cannot do everything but we can each do something to make
a difference. The final and most important photo is a giant smiley face in front of McMillan Hall and is titled “Don’t take
anything for granted.” I chose to match this title with this picture because it shows that life should be happy and not be taken
for granted. Nickelback is a band of many things, but these men make music to inspire and relate to others and life.

2. As We Lie Beneath…
Imagine What the World Could Be!

3. If You Saw…

4. …This Happen?

5. If Today was Your
Last Day…
What Would you Do?

6. Help Someone

7. Donate
Some or All

8. Live Each Moment Like It’s Your Last

9. Reminisce Old Memories

10. Fall In Love

11. Take the Path Less Traveled

12. Be Positive
Mirror of Happiness

13. Bring Happiness to Others

14. No One Has to
do Everything…
Community Building Day

15. Everyone Has to do
Something!
Serve the Community

16. Don’t Take Anything For Granted