The other intern and I had a shootout today in the cemetery a few blocks from the paper. We had a hour to come back with a Veteran's Day image. This was my find, but it felt very strange to stalk people through the cemetery. I ended up hugging the last woman I photographed.
It never fails to amaze me that people will share with us some of the most difficult and intimate moments of their lives. Through tears she told me her husband had not been in the ground two weeks, and today would have been his 79th birthday. It is a great honor to be trusted by complete strangers each day.
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