A photograph never grows old. You and I change, people change all through the months and years, but a photograph always remains the same. How nice to look at a photograph of mother or father taken many years ago. You see them as you remember them. But as people live on, they change completely. That is why I think a photograph can be kind.
--Albert Einstein
He may have been the "father of modern physics" and his accomplishments are described using words I don't even understand , but when he expresses so perfectly the significance of a photograph, well, I can fully acknowledge his wisdom.
So here I did it. I captured a father, a husband, a friend.
Remember how I've said that I love The Moment when I see someone like a picture I've taken? Well, there's another Moment I love: the one where the self-proclaimed unphotogenic model is fully and unbelievably captured for posterity.
When that moment comes, I do a little dance. Squeal. Shriek. Jump up and spin around wildly. Makes everyone around me question my sanity; confirms to them my crazed tendencies.
"Cha-ching!" says I.
These? Definitely a "cha-ching" moment. I got him. Nailed the photo on the head and pounded it in for good measure. The twinkle in his eyes, the laugh lines, the constant tease. But there it is, the love for his family, the kindness to everyone around him. You can even see his hard working abilities, can't you? He is completely at ease with himself and the world around him (especially since he's sitting on a rusty trailer, you know?).
So there it is. A photograph to remember him for ever.
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And a good Grandfather too! You are so amazing Jen!!
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