So, I shot the Special Olympics VT 2013. Quite a thrill. Everyone played hard. No losers. Check out the competitors.
Bocce for keeps.
She ran the race of her life.
He talked himself into throwing the softball farther than he had before.
Month: August 2013
MOM BEGS
Never saw her before or her sign. Gave her $1. Asked for permission to shoot and about the kid. “Go ahead she said he’s with Dad.”
Street Portraits, Montreal Aug. 2013
I make portraits on the street. I approach, ask for permission and then try to pose my sitters. Some sit still. Some move. Some talk. But no one has paid me. And, I find the level of cooperation to be fleeting and uneven. Artists who draw faces receive compensation and ready compliance.
Sy Rettinger, lives at 77
So, my friend, Sy visited yesterday from California. He stopped in VT after a pre-Rosh Hashanah cemetery visit. Charlotte died seven months ago. Palpable grief exudes, for how long who knows. 46 years of devoted marriage can do that to a man who lived with a witty, artistic and smart woman.
Sy practiced dentistry, left handed until a muscle injury forced his retirement. You can see the eyes that patients in the chair found reassuring as he improved their dental health.
He’s socializing while here with friends and family. Has kids and grandkids in the Western part of the country. Finding a creative self in stained glass. Carries a big and heavy heart. Helping to contribute to a new understanding of aging and living life to it’s fullest.
