This challenge hits me very hard in a personal way. I lost my best friend (my mother) August 3, 2011 to breast cancer. She fought this horrible disease since June 17, 1996 (when it was first diagnosed). She was a wonderful wife, mother of 4, grandmother of 4, courageous and a fighter to the very end. I miss her so very much. As soon as this challenge came up I knew I had to enter. I wanted something simple but with a lot of emotion. I have this breast cancer bracelet that I wear that I figured would be perfect. My hand models are my daughter and my son. There is another heart shaped charm on this bracelet that I have on the other side of my daughter's hand that had the following words stamped on it "Together We Can Make A Difference". With my two kids holding hands to signify togetherness the photo came together. It was my daughter's idea to make everything B/W except for the bracelet. I am glad I went with her idea because it gave me the simplicity I was going for and yet at the same time a lot of emotion in such a simple shot. I used ambient light and a black velvet background.
10/31/2011 Selected as Photo of the Week on www.jpgmag.com
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WoooooooooHOOOOOOO! Top 5! Congratulations, Becky! Love this image! I am so happy for you especially because it has a very personal meaning to you and your family. A very worthy tribute to your wonderful mother.
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