In the Presence of Greatness
I recently went to a viewing of “I fight with my camera”, a student documentary on Charles Moore. He was a photographer for life magazine and his photos are largely credited with garnering support for and driving forward the civil rights movement. Charles Moore apparently lives here in Alabama and was at the screening. I was very honored to speak with him briefly and shake his hand. To know that I shook the very same hand that had shaken MLK, Jr’s hand was powerful in itself. There is a brief biography on Charles Moore here .
Here are some of his photos:
The documentary really got me to thinking about Alexis and what a talented photographer she is and what a powerful gift she has. It was exciting to shake hands with greatness, but it is even more exciting with Alexis, because I get to be related to greatness. I love you and am super proud of you little sis!
I love you : ) Thank you for saying such nice things : )
Comment by Lexie — April 13, 2006 @ 1:55 am
Oh my - I remember every one of these pictures, back to when they were originally published.
Comment by Vickie — May 25, 2006 @ 2:31 am