Rest Gently and Remember

Hot! In Beloved

by Anne Mcginn

Uploaded 11 Jul 2008 — 79 favorites

© Anne Mcginn

For Carmen, the woman who was a powerful force in shaping my destiny. She is in the other world of advanced Alzheimers (sic) now, at age 85. We who know her are loving witnesses to the intelligence, passion, and joy she shared with us all of our lives. For me she will always be a bright flame that never dims.

57 responses

  • Frederic Frognier

    Frederic Frognier gave props (11 Jul 2008):

    So true, so intense... bravo!

  • D Fritschel

    D Fritschel gave props (11 Jul 2008):

    very m oving pic & words, well done

  • Michael Ramsey

    Michael Ramsey said (11 Jul 2008):

    Connections; my mother, and father. I know the ravages of the disease...this imparts the essential dignity the disease sometimes erases. thanks

  • Mark Gilliland

    Mark Gilliland gave props (11 Jul 2008):

    Wow. Very moving.

  • Kiwi ana

    Kiwi ana gave props (11 Jul 2008):

    I know this place, where the soul is there but the mind is absent. Thank you for sharng this image.

  • Heidi Williams

    Heidi Williams said (11 Jul 2008):

    Too many words would erase what I want to say.....Powerful!

  • Carl W. Nunn

    Carl W. Nunn   gave props (11 Jul 2008):

    I see my gradmother

  • John Linton

    John Linton gave props (11 Jul 2008):

    Wonderful capture.

  • Ikhlef A.

    Ikhlef A. said (11 Jul 2008):

    Like a mirror in which we all see our reflection; fuzzy yet clear enough to show us a glimpse of what might come..
    Thaks for this moment.

  • Antje Woolum

    Antje Woolum   gave props (11 Jul 2008):

    What a beautiful and meaningful picture and story!!! Very well done......

  • Andrew Lorimer

    Andrew Lorimer (Deleted) gave props (11 Jul 2008):

    Very Powerful Capture Yes thanks for the moment !!!

  • Pilar Coll i Gatells

    Pilar Coll i Gatells   said (12 Jul 2008):

    Por Carmen. .y por todos los que como ella han tenido y tienen gente que los quiere.

  • Anne Mcginn

    Anne Mcginn gave props (12 Jul 2008):

    SI, Pilar, es para todos.

  • Alexis Gerard

    Alexis Gerard gave props (13 Jul 2008):

    A beautiful, sensitive and intelligent hommage

  • Gary Joseph Cohen

    Gary Joseph Cohen   gave props (13 Jul 2008):

    Exquisite.

  • Nelson Campbell

    Nelson Campbell   gave props (14 Jul 2008):

    Hits hard and personal. Excellent photograph.

  • Stephen Zacker

    Stephen Zacker gave props (15 Jul 2008):

    Powerful and touching image

  • Karen Zimmerman

    Karen Zimmerman   gave props (17 Jul 2008):

    Beautiful and loving image, Anne.

  • peggy gardner

    peggy gardner gave props (19 Jul 2008):

    deep and very moving story and photo - well done.

  • Joseph H. Dalto

    Joseph H. Dalto said (20 Jul 2008):

    Here is humanity in all its beauty. There is so much in the photograph, from the door knob to the meds on the dressing table to the reflection in the mirror...

  • Laura Hartley

    Laura Hartley gave props (21 Jul 2008):

    Among the most stunning and moving photo portraits on the site. SO GLAD you took in the room, as well, and her still figure, as Joseph said above. Here she is: mind gone, soul, perhaps already with God...

  • Sk Wier

    Sk Wier gave props (21 Jul 2008):

    A powerful and moving portrait. Thank you for sharing it and the history.

  • Gail Anderson

    Gail Anderson   gave props (23 Jul 2008):

    powerful and moving, both your words and your photo.

  • Mary McGinn

    Mary McGinn gave props (23 Jul 2008):

    Uno, this is beautiful. Love what you wrote.

  • Anne Mcginn

    Anne Mcginn gave props (23 Jul 2008):

    Thank you my Uno.

  • Michele Randell

    Michele Randell gave props (24 Jul 2008):

    shot through an open door lets us share an intimate part of your life - a moving homage to someone you love

  • Anne Mcginn

    Anne Mcginn gave props (24 Jul 2008):

    Thank you so much, Michele.

  • Ronnie Ginnever

    Ronnie Ginnever gave props (27 Jul 2008):

    touching, honest and beautiful.

  • Thomas Henry

    Thomas Henry gave props (27 Jul 2008):

    This photo touched me deeply....thank you for sharing.

  • Ken McElroy

    Ken McElroy gave props (27 Jul 2008):

    You have composed a sensitive and powerful image - all the details are perfect and important just as you captured them. Thank you for this extraordinary image and narrative.

  • Jerry Carpenter

    Jerry Carpenter   gave props (30 Jul 2008):

    A beutiful and powerful photograph. Wonderful mastery of the ambient light.

  • Jeff Obee

    Jeff Obee gave props (5 Aug 2008):

    a deeply moving shot, Anne

  • Richard Hall

    Richard Hall gave props (10 Aug 2008):

    Very powerful. Very moving.

  • Mike Davidson

    Mike Davidson said (7 Sep 2008):

    well done

  • david ong

    david ong gave props (30 Sep 2008):

    Anne, i don't know what to say now....

  • Penny Nannini

    Penny Nannini   gave props (13 Oct 2008):

    What a beautiful and emaotional photo!

  • Nelson Campbell

    Nelson Campbell   gave props (14 Oct 2008):

    Back to vote. I so love this picture Anne.

  • Caralynne Kline

    Caralynne Kline said (15 Oct 2008):

    this reminds me of my grandmother who passed away 4 years due to Alzheimers and a severe Heart Attack.

  • catharine amato

    catharine amato   gave props (17 Oct 2008):

    voted!

  • Alexis Gerard

    Alexis Gerard gave props (17 Oct 2008):

    My most sincere vote

  • Ognjen Karabegović

    Ognjen Karabegović gave props (17 Oct 2008):

    Exelent.

  • Eva Hoffman

    Eva Hoffman said (17 Oct 2008):

    Lovely tribute. It hits close to home for me.

  • Megan Green

    Megan Green gave props (17 Oct 2008):

    Beautiful. I voted.

  • John Linton

    John Linton gave props (19 Oct 2008):

    Oh yeah! It rocks!

  • Amy Smith

    Amy Smith gave props (24 Oct 2008):

    that is so true and this is a beautiful photo. makes me teary eyed. you got my vote!!

  • Ronnie Ginnever

    Ronnie Ginnever gave props (25 Oct 2008):

    and it rocks, you have my vote!

  • Leanna Lomanski

    Leanna Lomanski   gave props (25 Oct 2008):

    A spiritual and emotive capture..........of course you have my vote!

  • jude mcconkey

    jude mcconkey gave props (26 Oct 2008):

    beautiful and sorrowful at the same time. I think our submissions for this theme are of similar subject. The stories they could tell.

  • Laura Hartley

    Laura Hartley gave props (29 Oct 2008):

    Proudly voted for this stunning image of love.............

  • Lynn H

    Lynn H gave props (1 Nov 2008):

    This touches my heart, since Alzheimer's has taken my mother and my husband's mother. God bless Carmen.

  • Jordan Nicolette

    Jordan Nicolette gave props (7 Nov 2008):

    Perfect

  • David Paone

    David Paone said (7 Nov 2008):

    A subject such as this can easily be sensationalized or photographed without sensitivity. You have done quite the opposite, photographing her with love and dignity. We really don't need such a long caption, the picture says it all.

  • Delores Harshaw

    Delores Harshaw gave props (9 Nov 2008):

    Voted yeah. Beautiful.

  • John Keating

    John Keating gave props (24 Nov 2008):

    A very moving picture, well done Anne!

  • Mary Ann Reilly

    Mary Ann Reilly gave props (1 Dec 2008):

    so tender. so real. Beautiful./ my vote.

  • Maura Wolfson-Foster

    Maura Wolfson-Foster   gave props (19 May 2009):

    I'm speechless - what a moving portrait. I look forward to reading more

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