The Photography Community Mourns
- (Photo by Daniel Snow.)
From Julie’s Web site: “Julie Steiskal will be remembered for her passion for photography and love for those around her.”
Julie, an active member of my photography forum, died yesterday while on a mission trip with her church. She had such helpful, experienced advice — always laced with a great sense of humor — for those of us who photograph children and families. Her love for God and her love for her family and friends was evident in everything she did. I extend my deepest sympathies to the Steiskal and Evans families, and all the people who knew and loved them.
To Julie’s family in particular, I have a feeling that you know how deeply Julie touched her clients and friends through the images she captured with her camera. Her love for photography was evident! But her passion went so much deeper than that in her willingness to teach and share with thousands of photographers all over the world who participate in our community. She will be missed.
(News links and memorial information here.)
From Julie’s “about” page on her Web site: “We need a renaissance of wonder. We need to renew, in our hearts and in our souls, the deathless dream, the eternal poetry, the perennial sense that life is miracle and magic.” — E. Merrill Root
Click here for a beautiful and touching slide show.
What a terrible tragedy. Reading the news stories about these two young women broke my heart. I’m very sorry…my sympathy to the families and to all who knew them.
Comment by Carolina Girl — June 27, 2008 @ 2:17 pm