This picture warms my heart. Not because it's compositionally or technically perfect, or because the subject matter is so compelling. It's far more complicated than that. I love this picture because it represents a minor miracle.
This is the first picture that Delaney has willingly let me take of her in probably a year. For some reason, she has developed a rather intense aversion to having her picture taken. The only pictures I have of her lately are ones that I have either taken on the sly, or taken after a serious bribe. So the fact that she asked me--begged me, even--to take a picture of her with this bottle of apple juice (does she even like apple juice that much?) was a huge step for her. I love the moment this captures. In this moment, however fleeting, Delaney is happy, and that makes this picture perfect to me.
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