Thanks to Bruce, Paul, Christine, Jeffery, Ken, Brian and all others who
looked and commented.
It was an unexpected and inspirational moment for me as an photography
enthusiast and as a person -- one I won't soon forget. It's very
humbling to think that something so simple as posting a few photos on
the web can result in something so important to another person.
-- Walt
On 4/8/2012 9:52 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Moving. Thanks for sharing, Walt.
On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Walt Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi all,
I just wanted to pass along this email I got today that touches on something
Larry told me awhile back about taking photographs of friends and
acquaintances and how they may be the only photographs that their loved ones
have of them. I have to say, I'm pretty deeply moved and humbled by it.
-- Walt
Walt,
You don't know me from Adam but I do follow you on Facebook and visit your
blog. Because of this you reignited my love of photography and I felt I
needed to pass along this story.
Last Sunday one of our local churches held a Spring Festival for the kids
with an Easter egg hunt and other activities. My daughter had a friend
spending the weekend with us and they decided to go with me to that event
which I was just going to take pictures for and send to our local Patch
website. The Patch is a project which is a network of blogs all based on the
community they serve as way of explanation.
I took a couple of pictures of my daughter and her friend. One of those
pictures wound up being the last picture taken of that young lady. She
passed away late Thursday night the result of a seizure she had from her
epilepsy. She was only 18 years old. I struggled with whether or not I
should let her mother know that I taken the picture but realizing it was
probably the most recent picture and it showed her daughter laughing and
smiling I took a chance and presented it to her. As heartbreaking as it was,
her gratitude was even more overwhelming. Not having a lot of money they had
gone several years without having any pictures taken like for school or
anything. This photo meant more to her then I could realize cause it showed
her daughter as she looked today and not several years ago.
To be honest I don't even know why I am sending this email other then to
thank you for the inspiration to take my camera with me always and not be
bashful about snapping away. Granted it isn't one of these DSLR, it is just
a Kodak AF digital point and shoot type but it is a good little camera. I
will keep saving my pennies and maybe by the end of the year I will be able
to get one of the entry level DSLR, but mostly I want to thank you.
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