So since i've gotten into photography i find myself spending countless hours in front of the computer looking at other photog websites and blogs... i love studying the different styles each photographer has and the special ways they capture such important moments in peoples lives...
in my world wide web travels i came across this website: http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/about_us/
i encourage anyone reading this to stop what they're doing and take a few minutes to stop by this link and take in how amazing an organization this is.
Now i lay me down to sleep is an organization of photographers all over the country who are basically "on call" so to speak and at a moments notice go to hospitals to photograph infants who have passed away in the first moments either of their birth or death. The work that they do is free of charge and is completely on a volunteer basis. Having had a healthy baby i know just how fragile that tiny life really is and had my situation been reversed i would have wanted an organization like this to be able to assist me in preserving those first delicate moments... moments that i would never be able to get back... moments that end all to soon. I'm one of the lucky ones... i can take pictures and make memories of my daughter as often as i'd like i can CHOOSE to preserve her smile or wait until tomorrow ... not all parents have that luxury... I think this is an amazing organization... and as soon as i have enough practice i plan to become a part now i lay me down to sleep as well.
God Bless.
I have a friend that used that organization when her daughter was born...the baby had Triploid syndrome and she was born at 25 weeks and lived for a few hours... She used them also when her son was born, he had anencephaly and died within a few hours as well.. She got some great shots, all very moving!
ReplyDeleteyeah i was very moved by it ... i think its a great way to help family grieve...
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