Who hasn't, sooner or later, tried to find pictures of their birth, their early childhood, their family? Truly, the story of how we came into the world represents the most fundamental foundation on which we are supposed to build ourselves.

The lack of photos corresponding to the most decisive period of our lives can be aching, depriving us of information essential to our sens of life, and can break the chain of memory for future generations.

A simple photo of a newborn baby in the arms of its parents, whose radiant smile attests to their happiness at having brought life into the world, speaks for itself and instantly answers sometimes crucial existential questions. It can also change the course of a life, because whatever happens, when you know that you are the longed-for fruit of love, everything becomes possible.

With only a handful of photos from my birth and early childhood, at the moment I became a mother I knew I would add to and preserve over the years a truly treasure trove of photos and videos, from the birth of my only son to the present day, when he himself has become a father. Nearly 100 photographs and 15 hours of video footage now make up this priceless treasure, ready to inspire his own children, and even more so when they reach adulthood.

Creating video montages to bring to life an anniversary or a memorable moment of emotion, to pay tribute to an exceptional event and share it with those who made it possible, has become essential, in my eyes, over the years.

To perpetuate a happy memory, by giving it an eternal soul, is a duty of remembrance which I have made a point of honouring, so that none of these moments and those people who contribute to our happiness are left lost to oblivion.

Endowed with a constantly renewed creativity, an insatiable intellectual curiosity and a passion for new technologies, web design and audio visuals, I've always been fascinated by the infinite possibilities offered by the digital world.

It was at the crossroads of these passions that, through my micro-enterprise, Mouniazur, my desire was born to create digital albums in video format, bringing together the highlights of fragments of a life, gathering only the most beautiful, refining and imprinting them forever.  

Mounia Benkirane