Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's one of the most wonderful, heartfelt descriptions that's ever been on the LUG. Thanks for being so insightful. Jim Nelon Hong Kong Steve Barbour wrote: > > I will try to answer this wrenching post... as a photographer, but my response is > tempered by the fact that I am a physician, I (sometimes) care for children with cancer, > and my wife had breast cancer..... > > ...your friend looks at this important moment for documentation, but also as an > ending..... a swan song...."she will never be the same..." > > Support her... Tell her with your approach and photographs that she will be the same > person after her great trial, maybe stronger, maybe wiser....... > > Use black and white film, photograph her soul, especially her eyes, her face.....her > hands, close up.... tell her you will do this again later, when she is well... > > .......Steve > > > >One of my colleagues recently underwent a mastectomy and will > > >commence intensive chemotherapy on Monday. A few days ago she asked > > >me whether I would be willing to come to her house on Thursday to > > >photograph her while she still resembles "the person I imagine > > >myself to be." Of course I agreed to do so, but I confess that I > > >am anxious about this beyond speech. I am an *amateur* > > >photographer, nothing more, nothing less, and much as I'd like to > > >think otherwise, I know that nothing has ever really been at stake > > >in the images that I make. > > > > > >This is different--something is at stake, I think, and I want > > >desperately not to blow it. > > > > > >I've thought a lot about what I want to do, and I shall let her tell > > >me what she wants, but I will very much appreciate any insight, > > >advice, or experience that any of you who might have attempted such > > >a thing might wish to share with me. Off list is fine. > > > > > >Many thanks in advance. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html