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The single photo that most inspired you

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Ok, I dont know if inspired is the right word..

My photo is a picture of President John Kennedy that was a birthday gift from my mother when I was six years old. It was that standard "suit and tie" shot that many had back in the day. She framed it and we put it on my bedroom wall. A few months later he was murdered/assassinated in Dallas. I have total recall of the moment my uncle came in and told my mom what had happened. I can see the room we were in, like I was standing in it now.

The photo disappeared from my wall for a long time after that. Then on my seventh birthday, it reappeared on my bedroom wall. I can still remember a few times walking into my room and seeing my mother just sitting there looking at it. When she would see me, she would get up and act like she was cleaning and then quickly head out of the room.
Wow, this is hard to write... Nothing but Love to you Mom
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Get what makes you happy
Anything less... makes you less happy
 
Thank you for the thread... It made me remember a time I had buried down deep. It is amazing what will trigger an emotion.
I appreciate it more than word can say.
gus
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Get what makes you happy
Anything less... makes you less happy
 
When I lived in that area, I drove by the church everyday. One day, my six year old said, "Look Daddy....a duck!". I have do give him credit for this one!
 
Is the first time I saw this one by Dorothea Lange:



I was born in the mountains of East Tennessee, 1951, in a poverty area where food, clothing and shoes were hard to come by. I have a lot of emotional identification with this shot.
Regards,
Kurt
 
inframan said:
But for me the single most influential photographer has to have
been Walker Evans, especially the work he did with James Agee on
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.
jp

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For me too. Altough I have never been a really serious photographer, the photos in that book probably captured and held my attention throughout my life more than any others. I was born in West Virginia, but grew up in California. In a way, those photos were like some kind of spiritual heritage for me.
 
zackiedawg said:
I saw a post by a Mr. Andy Williams

( http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7786058 ). The picture link is no longer valid...but the picture is still prominently found in his galleries - it was a gorgeous shot of Grand Central Terminal, newly painted roof, sunlight beams streaking to the floor through the big window, American flag hanging prominently from the ceiling. It recalled the iconic B&W shot of the spotlight beams shining to the floor from the '20s...with the notable difference that it had been shot with a Sony camera not unlike the one I had sitting in my bag.

That made me want to learn how to use my camera. And Andy, being
the gracious member of STF that he was, was always willing to offer
help and suggestions, along with many of the early STFers who
helped me learn more about photography in a year than I had on my
own in more than 20 years.
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Hey Justin! Many thanks for the kind words :) You totally made my day :)


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