Photography Week in Review April 28-May 2, 2008

May is National Photography Month and this week I provided a list of some of the most photogenic places in the world. But before that I provided Mother’s Day gift ideas for the snap happy mom in your life and wrote about an incredible photo project featuring terminally ill children and ways you can help their parents endure their darkest days. If you missed any of the aforementioned articles this Week in Review is designed especially for you. April 28th—–A New Camera for Mom. If you are looking to purchase mom a new camera for Mother’s Day this is the … Continue reading

Photographing Terminally Ill Children—The Gift of Pictures

They are the subjects most of us pray we never have to document. Yet, for the parents of terminally ill children pictures are often the only tangible items they have left when their precious gifts are taken away. In my previous blog I revealed that I would never had the foresight or wherewithal to bring a camera to my child’s hospital room to snap shots of her battle to survive. Yet the last photographs taken of a terminally ill child are often what most parents cling to the most. Which brings me to the story of professional photographer Lynette Johnson. … Continue reading