I am inspired by preserving memories, and having photographs to keep these memories close to our hearts. On this day in 2002, I was holding my three day old newborn in my arms when I was told that my cousin and childhood best friend had been killed in a car accident. She was 19 years old, and so was I. We were born only 6 days apart. I had all sorts of feelings; especially about how she never got to experience the feeling of holding her own child. Having children, and experiencing this loss, made me realize that there is nothing more important than having these memories to keep; to hold, to hang on our walls, to view on our computer screens. I immediately began saving for a better camera. My first was a fairly inexpensive film camera. I'm so glad it was one of my first priorities. I used to drop off several rolls of film a week, and anxiously await picking up these keepsakes of baby feet, lashes, hands, smiles; I didn't want to miss a single moment. On occasion I would purchase rolls of black and white film, which seemed to produce better results than color film. I was obsessed with it. You may notice that many of my favorite images are still in black and white. I am amazed at how the lack of color can be so powerful. #thebethadillychallenge
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