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:icondavenit:
About 5 months ago my future stepdaughters boyfriend killed himself. Since then she's been asking me to shoot a shot about her. She wasn't asking for one about this particular incident but just one about her life...

Well, I had a shot like this that I was never happy with but the idea kept coming to my mind. We were called at about 4 AM by the cops. As long as I live I will never forget her screaming into the phone "what's wrong with him". It still gives me chills.

This is a re-shoot of the original idea. It's for her and for him. 23 years old is too young to die. Life is too precious. What a waste.
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~1sammyfan Jul 21, 2011  Professional Photographer
I have been staring at this photo for awhile trying to think of something to say as a comment. I can think of nothing that can describe the impact this photo has had on me. However....I am moved to say this:

Your photography seems born of a mind that is highly sensitive to the hurt in the world. Please don't forget about the joy. :iconflowerheartplz:
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!aavikkohiekka Jul 9, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
...made me really speechless for a while. powerful, indeed and so sad. awesome pic, just brings emotions out perfectly.
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~EmilyStamp Jan 1, 2010   Photographer
Wow Dave, powerful story and beautiful image as always.
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~DeepChrome Aug 18, 2009  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I favorited this a while ago thinking this was a very powerful piece, well-suited to bad news.

After a suicide by someone very close to me, this has taken on a much different perspective. I know some people get the news via phone - which is itself pretty damn rough, but in some ways kinder than seeing the person's body on the ground wrapped around the rifle they shot themself with.

I just wanted to say (now from this perspective) that this really captures quite well the topic of suicides, freak accidents, and other horrible, life-altering news. Thank you for conveying this in a way people who haven't experienced it can grasp.
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~karlharker Aug 11, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
I can see you put your heart and soul into this. That alone is commendable. Brilliant.
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~xHXx Jul 16, 2009
I tried to kill myself 2 times, but didnt have the power to do it, i would hurt to many people, its a selfish act i know that now. Im 17, and the idea of it, just plain stupid
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~DeepChrome Aug 18, 2009  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank you for letting me know that some people in that state can come back from it, that they do see how many people they can hurt by doing it.

The person in my life who just did this to himself...didn't see that. I wish he had.

I hope you can communicate your realization to others who may be thinking what you were, before you changed your mind. :) It may seem like a little thing from others "outside" perspectives, but it's going to mean the world to the person's families to have them still alive, and to that person when they do realize what they would've done to them.

Thank you.
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~freedomfighter93 Jul 13, 2009  Hobbyist Writer
This piece greatly speaks to me, for I have considered suicide too many times to count. :+favlove:
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`Davenit Jul 14, 2009
Life is way, way, way too precious to want it to end. I'm older, I went through my destructive period when I was younger. I'm so glad I failed. No matter how bad you think life is it's still worth wanting.

Not preaching, just the truth. I'm so glad I'm alive. I hope you feel that way some day.

Thanks

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~freedomfighter93 Jul 14, 2009  Hobbyist Writer
Thanks for trying to explain it to me :hug:
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