I have always loved photography, ever since I can remember. I never took it seriously though, not until I shot this photo. My first born son is no more than a month here, and I am taking it with my brand new, first ever digital point and shoot Nikon camera, newly gifted by my mother. Now, what I love about this photo is, well, there are many things I love about this photo, but, I love that it is real. In simple black and white I captured something so complex. A new baby. A new father. A new relationship. What I love even more about this photo is what you don't see. When I took this photo, I was probably mixing the cheese packet into the macaroni (the extent to my culinary abilities at the time) and my darling husband was hushing the boy to sleep. I looked up and saw the silohette, and thought, "well ain't that nice". They are standing in front of a huge window, I assume it was open, it was hot...on the 16th floor, of our "cute" little apartment in Honolulu, Hawaii. What you do not see is Diamond Head crater behind them. One of the most famous, most photographed scenerys in this world, that we could see from our window...is not there. Amazing.
I love this photo. I love that this was the beginning of my relationship with photography. I love that this photo is in a photo book somewhere (I won a contest, and didn't buy the book), and I love that I captured one of the most beautiful moments in my family's life.
The story is as beautiful as the photo.
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