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Dr. Jane Bormeister's avatar

Oh Shelley, your story touches me very deeply. Thank you for sharing. Beautiful pictures and declaration of love.

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Shelley Lieber's avatar

Thank you, Jane. I'm hoping the recipients will feel it too ;)

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Joey Held's avatar

These are such fantastic images—and what a lovely legacy to honor Joe!

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Shelley Lieber's avatar

Thanks, Joey. And I hope this means he has a new fan :) All he wanted was to make people feel good with his work.

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Diana from Sloppyperfect's avatar

Shelley, what a heartfelt and beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. Makes me want to go for a walk spontaneously and take some pictures 🥰

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Shelley Lieber's avatar

Thank you, Diana. As a young photographer, Joe read that one of his idols, Jay Maisel, was never without a camera.., so he adopted the habit. Of course that was long before digital or smartphones were a thing. Hope you went out and caught something today.

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Diana from Sloppyperfect's avatar

Yes, I’ve taken a few pictures of my peonies, just about to bloom…

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