Alex Rosales, one of the closest friends I ever had has passed away after a short bout with cancer. It is shocking and it came suddenly. He was the best man at my wedding and an inspiration for his conviction and drive to live life as it happened. As we put Alex to rest I reflect as we all should today. Wendy Pitner, wife to my long time buddy Craig, also a mother of 2 beautiful girls lost her fight this year as well. Another taken this month is an old friend from high school and college, Tracey Firestone-Greenberg, Tracey, you’re not forgotten. On this memorial day, I’d like to remember and send prayers to everyone with loved ones stricken with cancer. It has hit home very profoundly this year and it makes me question how I am living. I miss everyone I’ve lost, but none more than when they’re taken from us too soon. I love you, and I miss you all.
I feel so sad, but also moved to create, to do more, to reach deeper. I feel a constant reminder of how fragile and quick life is, and how by not living could be in a sense, worse than death itself. I’m humbled.
I see a beautiful world out there and so many stories to be told, a lifetime’s worth. Our stories need to be told. The healing needs to start. There has to be a better way. We are still ancient beings. We need to find a way to work together to bring harmony to our conflicted lives. Bring joy to the sadness. Hope to the despaired. Prosperity to the adverse. Let’s do something today that will touch someones life a little better. I want to love with all my heart.
I started this business from a dream and a lot of inspiration. The sacrifices I’ve made pale in comparison to the lives that have been shattered by a disease that could control our whole destiny. Because of you Alex, Tracey, Wendy, and everyone else who’s fighting this miserable plague that we have, I will make a conscious effort to find meaning in every photograph I take.
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