A client of mine passed away a few days ago. I first met him last May at a family reunion session arranged by his wife. We had a great time photographing different combinations of parents, children, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandchildren and spouses (and the dog too!)
Only one week after our session he was hospitalized, and in less than a year lost his battle to cancer. In memory of a dearly loved man, his family gathered hundreds of photos for viewing at the funeral home (and I'm honoured to say that photos from our session were there too).
In seeing the huge collection of photos documenting a life well lived, I make the promise to my family that I won't hide the next time a camera comes out. I've joked for years to my daughter that she'll have to swear that she had a mother since there's no photographic proof. She deserves something to look at (hopefully many!) years from now that reminds her of our very happy life together.
I'm not suggesting that you hire me (although I'd be happy to do this for you), but the next time the camera comes out when you're with the ones you love - make sure you're in the photo too. It doesn't have to be a session with a professional photographer - just proof that you were a part of something special.
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