Sign up for a six month free trial of The Stand Magazine! Sign Up Now Each August, I eagerly await the parade of back-to-school photos that inevitably flood social media. I have great affection for nervous smiles, freshly combed hair, proud and wistful parents, and hilarious photobombs and fails. These are beautiful markers in time viewed with nostalgic fondness. Each photo represents a year of possibility, a season of change, a new beginning.