Remembrance Day

Posted by amy (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) on 11 November 2007 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

Today is Remembrance Day (or Armistice Day) here in Canada. It's a day to remember those who have fought for our freedom. It really means a lot to me as my Grandfather was a liberating soldier for Auschwitz. He never talked about the war... in fact he never told anyone 'till much later in his life that he had been at Auschwitz. This is the day I take time to honor him and all those who were and are like him.

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Comments (19)

Amir from ?, United States

Beautiful, and so true, so many die for few to survive

11 Nov 2007 5:02am

Images by KC Photography from Redmond, United States

Beautiful picture and a wonderful way to honour your grandfather and others.

11 Nov 2007 5:16am

e. from Washington DC, United States

Beautiful photo and a fitting way to remember all those who have fought, including your grandfather.

11 Nov 2007 8:11am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

A moving tribute!

11 Nov 2007 1:26pm

Gary from United States

Powerful shot and a wondrful tribute to those who sacrificed so much.

11 Nov 2007 2:11pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

very powerful image and reading the text is more.

11 Nov 2007 3:45pm

Roberta from Canada

A memory worth honouring. Fitting shot too. Hope you've recovered from yesterday's adventure. I'm purchasing AMA!

11 Nov 2007 5:53pm

bobaubuchon from United States

Powerful image ... great bokeh

11 Nov 2007 6:35pm

Shahab from Qazvin, Iran

Beautiful conceptual shot Amy!Very well captured.Great angle & frame!Nice composition!

11 Nov 2007 7:39pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

A beautiful tribute Amy, we should never forget!

11 Nov 2007 9:24pm

Michael Rawluk from Canada

Beautiful, Amy. Simple. Beautiful. Touching.

11 Nov 2007 10:52pm

bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom

superb angle cutes--got the church in the background--nice touch--and a fitting tribute--very sincere---billy

12 Nov 2007 1:11am

Sandrine from United States

I love the picture... Perfect! I remembered too, today, those that came to liberate my country; France...

12 Nov 2007 2:29am

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Lovely photo and a well executed shot Amy!

12 Nov 2007 3:15am

Bender Bending Rodriguez from Coping Valley Heights, Australia

This rocks, Amy. Lovely use of sepia tone, and exquisite off-centre composition to give the subject matter that hint of negativity and/or uncertainty. It's a rather moving series of words you've penned as well. :) I agree with you wholeheartedly about respecting those who fought for our rights. At the same time, I wish the evolutionary process of our species would speed up a fraction; being alive while no war is being fought is something I'd like mankind to aspire to...And who knows how many years I have left before this wish becomes merely an unfulfilled dream? :(

A stunning and poignant image.

12 Nov 2007 3:26am

@Bender Bending Rodriguez: I'm being optimistic here Sash when I say I doubt we will ever live in a world without war. There's too many who think their way is the only way and will never evolve to acceptance of other's ideas and ways. They can't even make the leap to acceptance; they don't understand that acceptance doesn't mean capitulation of their own ideals and beliefs. If we haven't gotten it right after how many millenium? how can we expect it to happen even in our lifetime. Although it's profound and simple in its statement, John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" will always be a sandcastle in the sky.

Alireza from Tehran, Iran

I adore the blur job

12 Nov 2007 9:32am

Robert from Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Perfect, Amy. The best Remberance Day shot I've seen.

13 Nov 2007 2:31am

Me 2 from Hamburg, United States

Incredible shot and angle

13 Nov 2007 2:36am

Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

Thanks for this picture! I saw on TV a German old man who was urged to see what catastrophe the Nazi's had brought about inside tha camp, he said he had always remembered the words of a prisoner who came to comfort him while he was crying: "Tears are not enough my friend". This is what many Germans during the decades were conscious of and it's a great burden that they sould be forgiven. It could happen to many people trapped in fear, that's how the psyche works.

16 Nov 2007 2:30pm

@Illuci: Wow! Illuci, that is such a profound story. Thank you so much for sharing that.

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