Our thoughts are with you.

"Hold me closer tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
you had a busy day today."

In times like yesterday's horrific moments in Boston, it once again reminds us of the need to be careful; no one could anticipate what occurred, unless you were involved. But since none of us reading "Snap. Shot." was involved---we need to be aware of our surroundings because at an event where every participant was in fabulous shape, anything can happen that can change a life forever. (Whether you were injured or not.)

As we all took in the first moments, since it was captured on video and through the thousands of cameras on site, I could not help but notice the emotions that were on the faces of those who were experiencing the worst moment of their life. If it wasn't, I don't want to know what took the blue ribbon to beat this one.

As a photographer I looked at the photos to try and understand how other photographers captured the emotions in pictures that probably would never have been anything more than snapshots---except they weren't. The photo of the runner who had fallen---and was suddenly surrounded by Boston police---that was the one I really wish I had taken. It just stopped me because it completely captured the moment. A runner down near the finish line and it had nothing to do with physical exhaustion.

These photos reminded me of the Oklahoma City Bombing, Sandy Hook, 911 and other tragic events that have been captured and published in print, online, and seen on TVs across the country and the world. As I am watching the news, there is little doubt what the topic is---but similar to other tragic events, people are reaching out to help one another to help those in need. Through Google there is a listing of rooms that people were making available to others who could not get to their hotel rooms and probably the most amazing demonstration of "we care." On Yankee Stadium there is a banner that shows the New York Yankees supporting the Boston Red Sox; if you know anything about sports rivalries, this is the biggest. Yet at the end of the day, we are united---no matter who we root for.

Unfortunately there is a good chance this will pass with time---I only wish it wouldn't. But life does move forward and day-to-day lives go right along with it. Hopefully this will be the turning point.

The photo above was taken after the birth of my youngest daughter. My wife is holding her the only way a mother can when she is holding the life she has carried for 9 months; we can never let go of these moments, because even though they become too big to hold at times, they are always our tiny dancers.

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