Watch This. It’s Beautiful.
The public service video above was created by the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership in England.
As many of you know, my brother was killed in a car accident when he was 20. I was 18. The driver of the other car had been drinking and my brother was not wearing a seatbelt.
Losing Joe left a hole in my family picture. It’s one of the reasons my niche is family lifestyle photography. I strive to give people something I can never have — a picture of their family’s beautiful life, to be totally honest about it, while we still have the opportunity to capture it. Please be patient through the initial ad. The public service video after the ad is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.
It’s not my usual practice to embed videos from some outside source, but this one was just too meaningful for me to pass it by.
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My family calls me "the mamarazzi."
Brilliant. Thank you for sharing. My heart goes out to you.
Well. That was brilliant and made me cry. Thank you.
And, I am so sorry about your brother.
Crying over here, too. Thank you for sharing this Jules. You’re so special to me. I loved Joe.
Very powerful!
So powerful! Gives me chills every time I see it.
Oh my gosh. That was beautiful. Many tears in my eyes. Thanks Julie.