Research into wearable cameras, such as SenseCam, largely positions these devices as tools that support lifelogging, that can be used as cues for remembering when memory is impaired, or that can serve as a resource in certain contexts, such as the practice of new teachers (Fleck and Fitzpatrick, 2009). However, if such devices are to become more freely available in the future, it becomes interesting to consider not only what it means to record and review in the short-term, but also what it means to be recorded by the people who share our lives, what the experience of looking at images captured by others is like, and how it is to revisit one's own images after a long period of time.

We have deployed SenseCams with individuals, young couples and families, with the aim of considering these questions. We have explored how SenseCam photos might form a novel means of user-generated content, serve as an artefact in the telling of stories, and elicit reflections on the routine nature of everyday life. We have related these findings back to the design of the technology itself, examining design features such as the fish-eye lens and staccato nature of image playback, as well as the social context in which they are viewed. Finally, we have investigated how the experience of looking back at such images changes over time, visiting participants immediately after they were captured, and then again 18 months later.