We adults are Caretakers

My two favorite subjects in photography are: our children and our elderly.

As a professional wedding photographer, I have shot about 60 weddings thus far, and I noticed a pattern in my interest. Whenever my eye catches a child, or an elderly, my heart pumps faster of excitement. For the children it is because of their fun and joy, or the real outburst of emotions (which you never can predict) that causes my excitement. With the elderly it is their character, their wisdom and the energy they produce.

We adults are caretakers. We are making sure both our children and grandparents are being taking care of. And what we want, basically doesn’t matter at that time. That often means we laugh less, stress more and that’s how we get our wrinkles, don’t we?

Because I feel people’s energy quit intensely, I like to avoid the sometimes-negative energy of adults and head of to the joy of children, or the peace of the elderly.

It is easy to shoot children as adults, because our hearts are filled with love for them. We need to take care of them and see their innocence every day. It is harder to take photos of our elderly. In our busy western lives, we simply don’t have or take the time to visit them. Or we are stuck with being their caretakers first. Hardly ever do we take our elderly to places they enjoy. Isn’t that sad?

Many of us feel some sort of regret when they pass away. Thoughts of; I should have visit more often, or I wish I had a recent photo, arises. But I believe we should change that. We can learn from their stories and life experiences, we can find inner peace by sitting down and listening. We can do simple things that mean a lot for them. Basically, it is all about taking the time.

So, make it a habit. Spread the word. Connect.

Before it is too late…