Comments on: Everyone has a story – Part 2

By: tara pollard pakosta

tara pollard pakosta — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:21:25 +0000

dear shaun,
so sorry to hear about your mom passing.
so sad. but i love your story and it’s a beautiful
one and i love what you said at the very end.
you take STUNNING photographs!
tara pakosta

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By: Bob Bray

Bob Bray — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:27:02 +0000

Shaun… That is amazing. You are one of a kind! Your heart and soul is what makes you such a good person. Everything else just falls into place because of it. You, Steph and your dad are the kind of people that our industry needs. Great photography and great morals. If I was there right now, I would give you a big Scade hug!

By: Kathleen T

Kathleen T — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:00:19 +0000

Shaun,
I share in your feelings and admire your passion. It’s clear that you will become an accomplished photographer – perhaps world renowned . It is also clear that your work will always reflect an inner connection to your subjects and clients. Your story is touching and I’ve come to learn so much about you. I look forward to reading more. Happy journey.

Kathleen

By: kelsy

kelsy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:02:06 +0000

Beautiful. Your family is always in my thoughts. love you shauny-xox

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:17:40 +0000

Your story has touched my heart. Thank you for sharing from your soul.
Many blessings to you and Stephanie. You are an amazing person and I’m so proud to call you my friend.

By: monika

monika — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:33:53 +0000

Thank You so much for sharing this!!!!!!!!!!!!
I lost my mum suddenly 6 years ago, she was 57 years, never had the chance to say goodbye… I miss her everyday… But the only thing that has kept me in shape is photography…The amount of hours spend in front of the lens and later on the computer helped me to live and be normal and take care of my family, and both my husband and our son has just let me keep on with the photography…
I send you all my love and be brave and take one day at a time, let yourself be sad and be glad and I wish you all the best to your family……………. Hugs from Spain
Monika

By: Corey Hochachka

Corey Hochachka — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:04:29 +0000

Thanks for trusting us with your story Shaun! I was going to say what Joyce said – you are an intelligent and gifted writer and photographer, a DANGEROUSLY successful combination.

I look forward to getting to know you and Stephanie better and better!

Blessings,

- Corey

By: Lila

Lila — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:40:50 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this, Shaun. Your mother was a wonderful lady, and always incredibly sweet to me – I’m glad to know she was so cherished in life, and is so well-remembered.

Your post comes at an interesting time in my life as well. Only after I started my studies at NAIT did I learn that my grandfather had been a photographer for the police for many years, and that it was the job he most loved. This last week I was able to present him with a DVD of slides he’d taken all over the world in his youth, from machu pichu to st Petersburg, in celebration of his 80th birthday. Each slide had a story, a connection to the family members we’ve lost, which was amazing to learn, but each also featured the same composition style as my own photographs and the artwork of my twin.

Just as you say your family portrait is as much an exploration of the photographer as of your family, each of the slides tells not only the story of that place or that visit, but of the photographer as well – connecting my young, crazy self to my grouchy, traditional grandfather. It’s terrible to think they could easily have ended up at the back of a closet somewhere, lost forever. Now I have images of the stories my father tells, I have visual proof of my connection to my grandfather – I even have new stories, which otherwise would have been lost when my grandfather’s time comes. People so easily dismiss the everyday snapshots, the chronicling of our lives in photos, but these are the things which will outlast us, which will keep our stories and our memories alive and palpable to all who view them.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:23:35 +0000

Thank you for sharing your story. It was very moving and inspiring. I am currently working on a project capturing those “mundane” moments to better appreciate what I have and to operate in this place of privilege. Thanks again, Shaun!

By: Josh Solar

Josh Solar — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:49:04 +0000

Shaun, thanks so much for opening up and sharing this story with us. You get what life is all about. I hope all your dreams come true.

By: KIM

KIM — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:30:35 +0000

Shaun thank you for blessing us with your story. If we can only remember that each and every one of our stories are tragic and joyful and beautiful, full of disappointments and hopes and dreams – maybe we wouldn’t be so quick to judge others. They may be in a different place in their journey. May you be blessed a million times over for sharing a part of yourself with us. Our lives are so much richer for it.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:34:50 +0000

What a beautiful story. I thank you so much for sharing it and opening my eyes to the everyday. I’m wiping my tears away as I realise how important every single moment is and always has been. Love and light to you and your family.

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:24:25 +0000

I love this. I felt every word resonate. I have always been an avid documenter of life, and as the years have gone by, photography has become the primary medium for that. The images I take of my child are the ones that mean the most to me, partly because he is the reason I decided to really become a ‘photographer’ rather than a hobbyist, but mainly because he is where my heart is 99% of the time, and he helps me see even more beauty and depth in this life than I saw before he was born. I have also recently decided to stop being such an idiot about having my photo taken, again partly because of my son, because images of me aren’t just going to be important to me when I’m old and grey, but as you so aptly pointed out in this blog post, they’ll be infinitely important to him. There are reminders every day in every story of how important photography is. I have a new iphone too, and I am so happy with the change that is going to make in the documentary of my life. Thank you for sharing your heart, Shaun

By: K. Crafton

K. Crafton — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:50:57 +0000

Beautiful. My father was a photographer as well so your story really moved me. Thanks so much for taking the time to write this!