Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: "Aaron Sandler" <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> Subject: [Leica] Aaron's PAW 9: Remembering & The Power of Photos > Hi Folks, > > I've got two photos taken at last week's memorial service for my > step-sister, Lauretta, who died of brain cancer a few days before. > > The first one is my favorite...it says both "beauty" and "sadness" to me, > appropriate thoughts for a funeral, perhaps. > > The second one is of my step-father showing off the flip-book of photos of > Lauretta I had given to him the day before. He said it was the best gift > he'd ever received...apparently it's worth taking all those happy family > snaps, folks. > > http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/PAW/2005_09/index.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- Hi Aaron, It's hard to reconcile the warmth and good humour in this shot with the tragedy that was overtaking Lauretta: http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/PAW/2005_08/index.html Very moving. Your point about the worth of family photographs is well made. --Graham