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Let me take a moment to tell you a true story. This didn't
happen to one of my clients, but it did to a client of a photographer
friend of mine, who I have known for nearly 20 years. It is
such a special story, that I want to share it with you just
as it was told to me. As hard as it may be to
believe, I promise you this actually happened...
Several years ago, he was asked to photograph a wedding. (By
the way, I photograph weddings too). As much as I enjoy creating
family portraits, photographing weddings is always wonderfully
emotional and it is a very special part of my photographic
life. Sometimes, it's the first time the entire family has
been together in years. And, the couple is probably at their
absolute happiest on this day.
The bride's name was Sharon, and she and her family were so
wonderful. The wedding was perfect and the photographs turned
out perfectly.
Now,
Fast-Forward Two And A Half Years... A Tragedy Happened,
And Sharon's Life Was Never The Same.
Two and a half years of wedded bliss later, Sharon and her
husband had a beautiful home. They had decorated the home
just the way they liked it. They had even adorned some of
their tables and shelves with family heirlooms that had been
handed down from parents and grandparents. Then, one
of the things we fear most happened...
...a terrible fire started, and began to burn
their home and possessions to the ground.
Fortunately,
Everyone Got Out Of The House All Right - Thank Goodness For
Smoke Alarms - But What Happened On The Way Out May Startle
You.
Just imagine standing outside your house, watching it, and
all your cherished memories, consumed in flames. I don't
suppose any of us can really know what that feels like, unless
we've actually been through it.
As Sharon ran through her burning house, trying to get to
safety, a thought ran through her mind. She was running
past all of these wonderful memories she'd spent a lifetime
lovingly collecting- and she knew she had time to save one
of these items - but only one. She would only have the
time to safely grab one thing as she and her husband ran to
safety.
Passing
Family Heirlooms And Meaningful Trinkets Collected Over Lifetimes,
What She Chose To Clutch To Her Heart And Rescue From The
Fire Makes Me So Proud I Could Just Burst.
Running to safety, without giving it any real thought, Sharon
grabbed the albums containing the wedding photographs that
had been created of her and her family. Holding those
albums to her chest, and protecting them almost like a child,
she ran from the flame-engulfed home.
She
Knew That The Photographer Probably Had Kept The Negatives,
And That New Albums Could Probably Be Made For Her, But THESE
VERY ALBUMS Were So Important To Her, She Couldn't Bear The
Thought Of Them Being Destroyed.
In those albums there were not only she and her husband on
their wedding day, but every member of their family - their
parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles,
nieces and nephews and so many of their dearest friends. Those
albums, which at the time seemed like such a major investment,
had grown to be, not expensive, ...but "Priceless!"
That very story sums up the reason I became a photographer.
Creating photographs that mean that much to people - I can't
imagine anything that would make me feel more fulfilled as
an artist.
Sharon
Realized That The One Thing That Can Never Be Replaced - That
We MUST Hold On To - Are The Memories We Share With Those
We Love.
You know, we hear stories like this quite often, in one form
or another. There are few things in our life (except, of course,
for our family and loved ones) more precious to us than our
photographic memories.
Life is so terribly short. But, at the same time, life is
such a wonderful gift. And the memories we keep of these
moments with our family will last forever.
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