I have spent a good chunk of the night going through a pile of prints and negatives dating back 10 years or so. Wrapped in their paper envelopes with the negative in little plastic sleeves.
I must have taken these two shots on the end of a roll just to finish it off. I hated wasting film and would often shoot whatever or whoever was in front of me just to make sure I was getting 36 prints back.
I don’t recall taking these two images. I know I did as there are a couple of images on the roll showing Mini Coopers racing that I do remember taking. That said, I don’t remember the day or any of the locations that filled the rest of this roll of film.
That makes the finding of these two images all the more special. Not just because they are of my Mother. But when she died a few years after these photos were taken, I honestly thought I had all the photos I’d ever shot of her scanned in and stored in a safe place. There were very few images. Not enough to fill a CD.
This for me is like finding treasure. An extra couple of moments of my Mothers life I have not only found, but moments I captured that now show me more than any other photos exactly how I remember her in my minds eye.
On this particular day I must have been passing my Mums house on the way home and popped in for a cup of tea. I am so glad I did.
Oh how wonderful *Hugs*.
How wonderful! & lovely photos. An ordinary moment but transformed by the dialogue between mother & son, sitter & portraitist.
I’m happy for you that you found them.
That my friend must have been a rather tender and precious moment when you found them. Like having her back for just a moment. 🙂
It reminds me of the day i found my Dad’s hat, I picked it up and held it to my face and inhaled the longest intake of air to fill my lungs with his scent… Shut my eyes and i was stood next to him all over gain….
Thanks for the comments guys. @IanKath, yes you hit the nail on the head. @Highkeylee Isn’t it amazing how these little things can queue our memories so vividly..
Wow, that’s a really great find and lovely candid shots. It relates so well to your next post http://documental.ly/photography-lessons about helping those strangers use their camera. It just goes to show that even though we are meant to have photographic memories, those can be lost entirely, until finding a simple photograph suddenly brings those recollections flooding back. It’s so important to take those photos 🙂