Wednesday, July 21, 2010

last post for awhile


here's one more from the same story from the picture below - here's she reacting to her recounting her frustration with the situation with her son. tough to watch for sure, but i was grateful that she trusted me to be in her space.

i meant to post it earlier but i've been wrapped up in trip preparation for work in iraq - so the blog won't be active till late august, for those who check this space out.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

ptsd


Here's a picture that ran over the weekend. It was emotional seeing this woman in so much pain - but I hope some of the truth of what she is going through is reflective in the image.

Here's the caption:

"I pray every night that God will hold him, because I can't," weeps this woman,
whose son is an Iraqi War veteran.

Her son tried to kill his wife and is now in jail in Alaska.

She alleges that his son was suffering from post-traumatic stress and that
the military didn't offer proper mental support for him once he returned home
from the war after an 18-month tour.

"Sometimes all I can do is just pray," she said. "I just want to hold my son one more time."

Sunday, July 11, 2010

last sea pic



ok last one i'll post from the series - check the link below on the first sea meets shore post if you're bored and want to see the slideshow.

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

more sea meets shore

from the series "where the sea meets the shore." i'll post a few more before moving on - here's one of my favorite.

Saturday, July 03, 2010

where the sea meets the shore


finished up a project on "where the sea meets the shore"

i did my first multimedia piece here at the paper, it only takes a minute - check it if you can:

http://hamptonroads.com/2010/06/video-and-photo-gallery-where-sea-meets-shore

i'll post some more pics soon from the project