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The concept of the photon being stationary from its reference frame is not accurate. According to the theory of special relativity, photons always travel at the speed of light (c) in a vacuum from all inertial reference frames.

In special relativity, the laws of physics are the same for all observers in inertial frames of reference. However, the speed of light in a vacuum is constant and independent of the motion of the source or the observer. This means that regardless of the reference frame, the speed of light is always measured to be c.

From the perspective of an observer, the photon is always moving at the speed of light relative to that observer. If you were to measure the speed of a photon from your reference frame, it would always be observed to be moving at the speed of light. This is true whether you are stationary or moving relative to the photon.

The concept of relativity allows for different observers to measure different values for time intervals and distances due to the effects of time dilation and length contraction. However, the speed of light remains constant and invariant for all observers, regardless of their relative motion.

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