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This photo isn't the best of quality - in fact, I took it off my aunt's facebook page (with her permission). Art wise, it's horrible - emotion wise, this photo speaks more than 1000 words. It's my most prized possession and I only uploaded it to dA so I'd never ever lose it.

I didn't take this. We left a camera at his house one night. When we got back, this is what we found. This is just a few days before he died.

The story based off this picture and true events can be found here: [link]

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Wow. I didn't even notice the over 700 comments when I first logged it. I noticed my 2 email messages. I was excited that I finally got something. one of them mentioned a DD - and I looked up and I had over 700 comments. I'm going to try to reply to everyone of them, but I'm not sure I'll be able to.

Thank you for everyone - if you want to share this on non-dA sites, feel free to. You can share the story too. Just link back here. Thank you.
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Daily Deviation

Given 2011-01-05
Some stories are told from a person's photos. This may cause some level of controversy, but a possible stand-alone story of a picture can even be done through a different medium, through someone else's eyes. Do not be mistrusting of its simple and 'everyone-can-do-this-self-shot-nonsense' shot, but rather, read into the picture, it's truth and the story behind it. If this was someone you knew and loved and the camera you left in his hands showed you this, a picture, one picture, that was created as the only last lasting memory of his life, would you not begin to think?
An old man's last stand by ~kalizoomba

[Photojournalism / Documentary & Editorial]
( Suggested by *azimos and Featured by `Timothy-Sim )
:iconalamaris:
This is so touching!
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:iconlilbluestem:
Dude. I'm crying. I don't know what else to say, except that art touches people somewhere secret, and this touches people. It touches me. Thanks for sharing your dad's art.
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:iconazeila:
*Azeila Oct 9, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I'm in tears. This is so touching. :heart:
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:icontraumacentregrrl:
*TraumaCentreGrrl Sep 13, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Oh my god. This literally made me cry.
This is so beautiful. I love my dad SO much, so I can only imagine how losing yours must have felt.
Hope you are doing well! :heart: :hug:
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~Glenfan1028 Jun 20, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
poor guy... sorry for ur loss thats a nice picture it speaks alot
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:iconkmorgan222:
oh my
this, the photo, the story, is breath taking
there are no words
thank you for sharing
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:iconeris-11:
~eris-11 Feb 19, 2012  Student Writer
I almost cried. This is beautiful, and makes me want to run home and hug my father.
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:iconymiri:
This is a great pic, it made me cry... i'm so sorry for your loss. i'm gonna go call my father right now n tell him how much i love him
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:iconcravingotters:
To me this is still one of the most moving pieces here on Deviantart. It's utterly beautiful and terribly heart-wrenching at the same time. My biggest sympathies for your loss.
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:iconstephie-cakes:
my father passed away 9 days ago. this picture made me cry when you first posted it... and now i'm inconsolable.. </3
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