My father, a talented photographer, dedicated much of his free time to photograph us. Throughout the years, my family accumulated one of the richest collections of family photos anyone can imagine. I still remember he used to say: "a photo is nothing but a second in life". He was right. Today, thanks to these 'seconds in life' I am capable of traveling through time and live once again my childhood's greatest moments. If you are a parent, please record a many seconds as possible. Your children will be as thankful as I am today.
My dad was rarely photographed. As I flipped our photos, I found this picture of him. I don't know who took it, but I remember he mentioned he was swimming. As I studied the photo, I read on his face a deep thought. I wonder what he was thinking.
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I love photography too. Over the years I have taken literally thousands upon thousands of photographs of my children and family. I enjoy looking back and seeing how they have grown, what they have done, where they have been. SOme of the best shots are of them playing together, painting the walls with flour and crisco, and just plain being kids.
One of the caveats of me being the photographer of my family is that there are hardly any photos of me.
A wonderful photograph. I used to take many and now leave that to my wife. I travel around with an old mobile phone that has a half decent camera on it and use it to capture stuff to paint. I find it is less intrusive and easy to use without attracting attention. It occurred to me as I write this - I am most relaxed and happy when observing life than living it sometimes! - I need to get out more! A second in life is a wonderful way to summarise a photo.
Great shot, Edgar. Thank you for sharing.
Nice post, Edgar. I have photos of my dad but also have my memories with him as he turned 90. He is now gone. Thanks for sharing.
beautiful shot
Alright Dude...I know you are busy traveling the world, eating gourmet Italian food, and chillin with all the cool people (not to mention working your butt off), but give us an update. Where have you been, what are you doing, have you drawn anything, taken pics.
Okay, I quit my ranting from the Peanut Gallery now.
Edgar, thanks for sharing this evocative photo. I'm glad you have this one second in the life of your father.
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