Walt, this is very nice and I am sure it brought warmth to you...Joe
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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