A picture tells a thousand words
I am not an emotional person, those who know me will testify to that. I find it hard to express the way I am feeling most of the time, and have a habit of bottling things up inside rather than speaking my mind. This is why this post is truly unique; I wouldn't generally be one to blog about the way I feel.
Today while reading an article on Mental Floss, I actually found myself with a tear in my eye. The article in question is here http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/15131, and while I will give a little synopsis of the content here, I can never truly do the original article the justice it deserves. The original article, tells us a story of a man, Jamie Livingston. Jamie was a photographer who led a normal life, but did an extraordinary thing: every day from when he started his project in 1979 until his untimely death in 1997, Jamie took a photo each day with his Polaroid SX-70 camera. If you wish to know more about Jamie, I would suggest you read the article above; it really moved me. Looking through the pictures had a profound emotional affect on me, I felt as if I was there, actively participating in Jamie's life. The photos which are set over nearly 20 years, chart the artists life, from being young and care free, to his eventual marriage, through to his battle with cancer and his untimely death aged 41. Someones the picture has a subject, other times, to those looking from the outside they may seem totally random. You can access the photos directly here http://photooftheday.hughcrawford.com/, but I strongly recommend you read the above mentioned article first as it really sets the context. This is an incredible story, not only to a man who has sadly departed this world, but to the legacy of a man. Jamie Livingston will never be forgotten by his friends, but now thanks to these photos being shared with the world, he will never be forgotten, his legacy and his work through this project are now immortal.
