Another memorial produced this amazing book for Steve Harrington, a well accomplished and incredible person in the world of wingsuiting and the community of skydiving. A large memorial was held for him and I was lucky to be asked to document the event and life of Steve.
The final album includes pictures of his entire childhood to adulthood and his accomplishments in wingsuiting. Well known in the community many photographers contributed towards this final piece. I hope to post the entire album slideshow, but must first wait for approval from family.
I’ve never built an album with so many entries by other photogs. It was a mission to organized, edit and then design. But, it was well worth it. This one book and slide show chronologically documents Steve in his best moments and a snapshot of life. The whole project was an honor to have undertaken. In times of a passing friend everyone wants to be able to help, to be a part of the process. Photography has given me a gift to give back in a remarkably simple and lasting way. Photography breaths life into memories forever nurturing them with a simple glance.
The final product included a 12X12 picture album with matching DVD picture slideshow. Photos below. It’s an exciting time to be a photographer. The channels for sharing our unique reflection of life and the world seem infinite.
I am in the process of co-organizing and documenting another memorial for a long time local here at Skydive New England, Barbara, slated for June 11th of this year. There will be two separate ash dives to try and accommodate all the people who would like to be involved. Barbara gave a long and deeply committed fight against cancer and finally succumbed to it’s final blows late last year. The love and passion from the community here is incredibly strong and emotional. I believe most people search their whole lives for this type of acceptance and love. We as skydivers are truly blessed.
The ash dives will utilize a hand made tube used for the Dave Hersey Memorial Dive last year. As of this writing, I realized I have never posted the final Poster I made, but there are a couple of pics on an earlier post about Dave Hersey and the community of SNE, if you are interested and I’ve included the final Poster below. An ash dive in skydiving is the communities unique, personal and most honoring way to give back, memorialize, remember and celebrate the life of their own.
To all who visit, I do hope you enjoy my reflection on life. Thanks for taking a look.
HP
