I went to Maine Media Workshops and took a class on The Art of Travel and Street Photography with David Julian. https://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/the-art-of-intentional-travel-and-street-photography/ . On our first day, we went to see a Fourth of July parade and practiced photographing people without permission (after all, they are in a parade) and with permission -- how to ask and talk to people you don't know. I was so touched by seeing this couple quietly holding hands as they watched the parade and asked them for permission to feature their hands.
my friend, what very clever and brilliant shot and poignant story this photo tells. i've been searching for a photo opportunity like this for quite sometime and so far failed but this inspired me more to get one one of these days. too bad we only dared to send this to the trending page when it should've been in the top 10. but i'm happy i found this (strange it didn't show in my home feed when this was posted). aces! aces! aces!
@photographycrazy@dutchothotmailcom@rickster549@dide@joysabin@jamibann@pamknowler@joansmor@haskar@jgpittenger@chejja@summerfield Thank you all for your generous comments of support. This year's fourth of July parades were extremely emotional on many levels. First, because I was in a small town in Maine and our assignment was to photograph some people by asking them -- and when I asked this dear couple if I could photograph their hands, it made me very emotional to explain I had hoped to grow old with my husband, too. Second, back "home" our own parade was to have been a 100th anniversary one but it had to be canceled because we live just south of Highland Park and the killer was still loose. What a world we live in. Thank you all for taking time to stop and comment on my photography.
Oh Junko I love this capture and if I'm blessed it will one day be one of my anniversary photos. I can't imagine living my live without him. My selfish wish is to go first, I hope to never have to feel what you went through and I'm sure still do. Hugs and I hope I have the strength you do if the unthinkable happens.
