I took this pic with my iPhone back on 1/11. The IQ isn't the best, there's nothing technical about it that stands out and to most it just looks like 2 hands. To me it's probably the most meaningful picture I've ever taken.
It's a pic I took of me holding my dad's hand 5 days before he passed away from lung cancer at 69. When I look at it I think of a million different things, every single memory I have of my dad, from the time I was little right up until he took his last breath and everything in between.
The one (sad) thing though that really sticks out though is that I can't remember any other time in my 43 years that I held his hand. It makes me sad that it took him spending the last month of his life in the hospital dying of cancer for me to hold his hand. I know I must have when I was little but I don't remember ever doing it. It makes me wonder if my 8 year old daughter will remember holding mine, or if she'll remember my dad.
Anyways, I just wanted to post this pic and say goodbye to my best bud and let him know I'm always thinking about him and that'll see him again someday
It's so good that you had that moment together. Not everyone gets it, and you seized the moment, held his hand, and took a picture for commemoration. Good for you.
That's the way it goes in photography, Dennis. Sometimes pictures are memorable because of the feeling behind them. Display this with other pictures showing more of your Dad. It deserves a place on your wall.
Well said Jim! Be glad you were there to hold his hand Dennis. I'm 46 and like you I don't remember holding his hand when I was younger. And to make matters worse, I only have ONE photo of him in my entire collection.
