I was terribly honoured this week to capture a photograph like I have never captured before.
The goal - a single photograph of the entire group of residents at one of my city's elderly nursing homes.
The daughter of one 100 year-old resident, who had been visiting her mother for over nine years, said she had never seen everyone all together in one room - ever.
It took the group over one and half hours to assemble, slowly inch-by-inch, carefully, sometimes painfully and always stoically zimmerframing into position all gently guided by a team of almost eight amazing staff, family and helpers!
I had my own challenges, but only technical ones: 44 people, a small and difficult space, trying to get everyone's face from a tricky angle.
This was a once only attempt, it had never happened before - it may never happen again.
And finally - over 3500 THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED years of life and love, pain and joy, all brought together in this one moment!
I tell you, it makes my heart melt.
If you've got a special elderly person in your life, give them an extra snuggle today from me :)
Thank you to Wendy, Nick, Ali and the whole team who made this happen.
The goal - a single photograph of the entire group of residents at one of my city's elderly nursing homes.
The daughter of one 100 year-old resident, who had been visiting her mother for over nine years, said she had never seen everyone all together in one room - ever.
It took the group over one and half hours to assemble, slowly inch-by-inch, carefully, sometimes painfully and always stoically zimmerframing into position all gently guided by a team of almost eight amazing staff, family and helpers!
I had my own challenges, but only technical ones: 44 people, a small and difficult space, trying to get everyone's face from a tricky angle.
This was a once only attempt, it had never happened before - it may never happen again.
And finally - over 3500 THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED years of life and love, pain and joy, all brought together in this one moment!
I tell you, it makes my heart melt.
If you've got a special elderly person in your life, give them an extra snuggle today from me :)
Thank you to Wendy, Nick, Ali and the whole team who made this happen.
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| Such an incredibly special moment (click the pic to make it bigger) ©catbrownphotography 2013 |
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