Offering a helping hand.

 

“Lean on me

When you're not strong

And I'll be your friend

I'll help you carry on…”

In case you are under the impression today’s “Snap. Shot.” is all about football, it’s not. Sure I mention it—-I do miss photography a lot right now—-but I promise, if you read on, you will see it is much more than sports.

Typically around this time of the year, we hear about stories of people in need. But this year it isn’t just the need for food or money—-now there’s a greater need for comfort and humanity. Of course the thought of going into someone’s home, or even sitting at a table with them, is pretty much out of the question.  Humans need other humans to survive and right now we’re being told to consider other options—-put it off until next year, zoom with your family, avoid contact. This is just not human.

I wonder if in the next 12 months the catch phrase will be, “remember when?” We will say, “remember last summer when we were not able to go to the pool, restaurant or sporting event?” It will be in our past, but unfortunately for most of us it will be around for a lot longer than we would like it to be. We will have fear, we will look for signs, and we will be thankful when it passes. This is not an ideal way to live, but when you consider what we have dealt with…we will be more than happy to accept it.

I know when we get the “coast is clear” signal, I am going to exhale. I am going to hopefully be able to look ahead and do things I could only dream of a few short months ago. It will not be instant, but it will happen and it will get better much sooner than it was when we went dark for so long. You can be sure, I am going to take pictures—-sports will be my first stop. I don’t know which one—it depends on what is in season—-but I am going to empty my memory card and go to town.

The photo above was taken a little more than 7 years ago. It was a mud game and when I was taking pictures that day I had no idea what I was capturing in my trusty Nikon. One thing is for sure, it was a day when everyone on the field, players, coaches, cheerleaders and photographers, knew a helping hand would be needed to get off the field.

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