Courage

A powerful & moving statement in image and writing, Joanne. One of your best works!

Excellent lighting and comp!!!...Thanks for the description…

A moving capture, Joanne. I lost my mother a year ago and she was suffering from dementia too… I do hope science can find a cure to this terrible disease in the near future.

Very poignant Joanne ! Well done! I agree – one of your best!

A very touching, yet powerful image, Joanne! It says so much! The comp and lighting are perfect, the B&W format is well called for here. And both the title and the story are wonderfully written and informative.

absolutely wonderful photo Joanne .. its so sad about what happens with this disease :(

powerful ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,story in that picture

Very toughing image….a subject very close to my heart…wonderful work Joanne!! xoxo

Says so much, a touching and powerful image.

Lovely lighting and perfect for Black and white. well done.

compelling. So very well done, text too.

Powerful and yet so sad. Superb B&W.

I can’t find the appropriate words Joanne, beyond the fact that it’s a great photo…all the more poignant that it’s in black and white…

Very moving piece Joanne. Sometimes it is incredible the amount of courage it takes to accept our state yet move on with our life.

A strong and emotional image. A very good statement and thank you for the great narrative.

My wife worked with the elderly for many years, many of them suffering from various forms of dementia. It is impossible not to get involved, especially if you are as caring as my wife is. She had so many wonderful, tender and incredibly sad and heartbreaking times with her ladies and gentlemen, but she loved every minute and loved them all.

hope i’m ok J?

Joanne, I have much personal knowledge of the diease of Dementia. I go to a Nursing Home daily, for six years now, to be with a relative who is slowly slipping away to the disease. I see them and my heart breaks.

May God be with us all.

A very moving and emotional image! The loss of dignity is such a sad thing!

Thank you for all your comments! I also work with seniors, however at this point, most are in very good health, since I rent apartments in a senior’s apartment building. I am overwhelmed with your response so far! I have close ties to this story and think that this type of mental illness associated with the elderly should have more exposure!

this is a very moving portrayal ~ made even more so by the image done in b&w ~ the stark reality that is possible for us as we approach that age ~ so sad… xx

Often referred to as the long good bye. Its a sad ending to any life & painful for those loved one’s who are powerless to help. I often believe those who suffer the illness are already free from this life & what we see is an empty shell with nothing more than echo’s of the person we loved.
This is a powerful image Joanne & personally I don’t think it could have been taken better.
If I had my way this image would be used in a positive way to help raise awareness & funding for research into this devastating illness.
XX

fabulously moving joanne….wonderful shot, would be great for bill board

Joanne, this is so moving. A beautiful image and powerful words. Alzheimers is such a terrible disease, both for the sufferer and for those who love them. I lost my own mum last December, and although she thankfully wasn’t afflicted in this way, this image speaks volumes for me.

perfect composition, lighting, great work, well done

What a beautiful, sensitive, sad and poignant photo. I’m glad you have taken the time to remember her as she was and give her the respect and kindness that eveyone would like for their loved one and themselves when they age. I’m studying aged care and really appreciate this image.

A very moving image Joanne well done!!!!

OMG.. Joanne.. you have captured the feeling here of her in many ways.. your story is powerful as this is an illness that is hard to handle for the whole of everyone… Thank You!

straight to my favorites!!!!!!!!!

Very moving image, Joanne. Powerful in B/W.

Timeless capture and very emotive characteristic image, moved everyone here, Joanne. Thanks for sharing for the noble cause of mankind. Great work.

Absolutely brilliant wonderful powerful emotive capture. And what a sad story… Very moving.. makes me feel so sad.

a very powerful image, Joanne.

ah Joanne this makes me cry as i understand as my mother had alzheimers, so so sad but an amazing image, well done, it certainly made me emotional!!!

Great capture that even without your words speaks for itself. Perfect composition, light and tones.

Perfect title for this powerful and moving image!! Excellent work!

fabulous work, well done, dawnx

Hi Joanne! This is so well done – a very telling image – my grandfather had dementia and this is how I’d find him many times on my visits…...

WOW…I think this is your best work on here…this is just a show stopper….

What a wonderful shot this is, it draws the view into the person sitting there.

Such an emotive story and image, you have told it so well in words and image!

“Some photographers take reality…and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.” Ansel Adams.

I like the way this photo says so much about the lady without showing her face. Well done!

Powerful image and words

Very nice capture and description…you have captured my Mom! I mean to say….not physically but mentally and emotionaly for sure….......Very Powerful!

What an incredible portrait, very, very good :-)

an amazing photograph – beautiful light and perspective

Magnifique photo, beaucoup de sentiments…

Powerful image! I wish I hadn’t read the story. Alheimers is a cruel way to go and the picture alone is emotional enough.

I personally think you accomplished so much without the words.

so emotional.
love it

Wonderful and very emotive shot

beautiful b/w shot and a very couragous lady

Very Touching story and emotive shot.

A stark reminder of the cruel fate that awaits some individuals…..perhaps our job as photographers is then even more important in order to take as many memories for them and of them outside of their own minds….a traceable record that will not die along side them. Great image!

I love this shot, great work, this definnately tells a story of courage in some way.

Very conceptual – the dark inside and light outside.
My compliments!

The image as well as your text are particularly moving

lovely photo great leeling of being alone and saddnes that lovely elderly people get fogotten when they need us the most GREAT SHOT …IAN

Very moving work, art and writing Joanne. I am so glad I am a Christian. Knowing that we will be made whole again when we finish our pilgrimage here helps to cope with these things. It is such a trying time for the person and the family to have to deal with Alzheimers and other age related ailments. Beautiful heartfelt tender capture. Well done Joanne. xxxxooo

Lovely image and what a heart breaking story.
Life is both good and sometimes not so good.

Really a touching image and description..! Make me wonder and think deeply about so many things !

beautiful shot! great in black and white!

This is so beautiful. You have a way with BW shots…

This is so moving, well done Joanne!

Congrats on your publication! This should be on your front page! People will be looking for it!

Thanks Jan! Yep I know and will get it there!

JOANNE.. THIS SHOULD BE IN NIRVANA.. ALL THE WAY!

Poignant and moving, Joanne, and an excellent shot. My faither suffers from Alzheimers, so this is particularly meaningful to me. The play of light and dark here is very effective.

super lighting, super shot!

Very poignant and captured beautifully and respectfully Joanne!.......the traces of light speak by themselves and the window takes you to another world – superb piece!

Thanks Joanne for telling the most important story, the story of life! Great work!

Great light and a powerful message

Congratulations on your publication Joanne!! So well deserved :)

Seriously a fantastic moment you captured here Joanne…absoutely adore it!! And your quote by Ansel Adams on your profile page is my favorite, well done here!

Absolutely beautiful work, writing thought and image! Well done Joanne!

AMAZING WORK JOANNE..

I love the story behind the image. You really capture it so well. Congratulation.

You have captured this Ladies image and life in this moment in time and Sharing her story with us is Truelly heART Thankyou so much for sharing this image and Thoughts with us, You have bought dignity and Awareness to this process in a STUNNING manner GREAT WORK WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations on Your Featuring!!!!!!!!

Tender, heartbreaking, beautifully captured.

Joanne, welcome to our group. This is a provocative piece, both photograph and writing, and a perfect case where in my opinion they are inseparable. Alzheimer’s scares me terribly, I have Parkinson’s Disease and everything I read says it does not lead to Alzheimer’s, but I think I am more prone to Alzheimer’s because of the Parkinson’s. I appreciate this work of yours very much, and welcome again to our group. – Cora

Very touching image and writing Joanne!

Someone said “A picture paints a thousand words.” This picture does that. Is very powerful. Your commentary adds to it as well. Thanks for posting.

I am overwhelmed by the response to this image! And thank each and everyone of you for your viewing, comments and favouriting! This work is dear to my heart and its message has great meaning in my life!

Great light, very evocative portrait

This is such an incredibly powerful and compelling image! (I can’t believe I didn’t see it or comment on it before but I can’t find myself above…) Congrats on being honored for this picture in Nirvana! The title is perfect and the extra writing and statistics included are so thought provoking.

Joanne, the group “The Healing Journey” would be a good place to put this photo, it is a great group for causes such as this. – Cora

A beautiful, beautiful image. Congratulations on this stunning and tender capture .. and on its wonderful honors, Joanne.

Your host,
Cora

The combination of your words and picture has a very personal meaning for me. A sensitive image and account of the issue.

Well done Joanne!! Congratulations Hun on being featured in the ImageWriting group!!!

a wonderful image and thought provoking and moving writing – - congratulations on the worthy feature too!!

EXCELLENT CANDID SHOT !!!

BLESS HER,AND GOD BLESS YOU FOR TELLING US ABOUT IT.WE ALL KNOW ABOUT ALZEIHMERS DISEASE,BUT WHEN YOU PUT A FACE TO THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE,IT BECOMES EVERYONES PROBLEM,NOT JUST FOR THOSE WHO AFFLICTED. GOD BLESS HER FOR HER COURAGE .

This is tremendously moving, Joanne, beautiful composition and sensitively, emotively rendered. My mother worked with the elderly for years, age is something that touches us all and reminds us of the humanity we all hold in common. Thank you for sharing this image!

Excellent image. Love the tones and composition

This is a powerful image… so full of emotion. Many of us can relate to such a scene, but we only observe. This could be me someday…

Beautiful emotional touching scene!

beautiful lighting used to present such a sad, yet common situation…lovely and caring work

A wonderful and beautifully sensitive image, so touching and so poignant.

Congrats Joanne on making it “home” ~ Home Page that is!! I think this one holds such feeling ~ you should be very proud xxx

Thank you kindly Linda, I am thrilled to be on the homepage, and this image has personal meaning to me on an everyday basis…

a superb image taken with such compassion and absolutely so worthy of front page headlining
- well done indeed!

I log onto Red Bubble and there is Joanne’s picture! Wow, how great is that! Well done. And well deserved for an excellent shot.

This is such a powerful image. It brought tears to my eyes. Pure poetry…..great work.

In case you didn’t know Joanne; this cracking shot made it onto the Redbubble home page. Congratulations!! xx

many congrats on making the homepage again, i am delighted for you,dawnx

Congrats on making the homepage! Wonderful image, that speaks volumes…

Well done Joanne….Congratulations Sweetie on being featured on The Home Page!!!

More than simple Congratulations on Home Page Feature : I have seen this many times;
I pass over it; I study it; I get upset; I know what it says; I do not want to know what it says; I am afraid; we do not want to see ourselves, our family members; we do not want to see life, death, hurt; I see life, death, hurt.
Thank you for helping the learning process to see courage, love, bravery.
there, I said it

I love this photo.

Congratulations on the homepage feature. This is wonderfully emotive shot, well done Joanne :))

Great shot Joanne and tells a story… albeit at rather sad one. As a nurse I worked with people affected by dementia. More is being done today but much remains to be done. Great work highlighting this issue with this image.

Steve ;-)

Alzheimers disease is very cruel. My mother 77- year old mom has lost her personality to it. Wonderful work – congrats on your feature!

hi joanne, i wonder if the fact the baby boomers are having this mental awareness problem may have something to do with the genes from their parents war truamas. and that it filtered into the babies born of that time era. many soldiers wanted and tried to put the war out of their minds, out of memeory, wonder if their is any possibility of trauma being past on to the child. you know what i’m trying to say. nice photo. it does capture the emotions of loneliness, memory, and maybe even sadness and regret. my dad has had some moments of confusion and it is very hard to remember him always up and doing and going and knowing everything and then , stops!

Wow – very powerful. I like the way you composed the shot – nice work.

Joanne, this image is exceptional! You’ve managed to capture the plight of this poor woman and tell her story without diminishing her dignity. The woman’s gaze out the window conveys her will to go on .. her courage. Your oblique vantage point relative to the window light renders a sense of hope to the image. Superb!

This is a powerful portrait of life. I have always found it rather amazing that often we leave life as we entered it, where our world is very confined and others take care of us.

A moving image, accompanied by a compassionate commentary. A favorite. Your photo tells a story. I wish it were only of a woman sitting looking out in contemplation of nature.

I actually do some painting with someone who has Alzeihmers. She was once a wonderful painter. I must tell you that it has been a very difficult situation for her whole family and friends. She is not yet 50. I have become very attached to the lady in question. Your photograph carries a very poignant message and something that we should be aware of, it can happen to us all. A very moving story! Thank you for sharing it with us all!S

this is wonderful Joanne!!!
moving image

Wow, amazing, and the story with this capture is very moving indeed.

A picture does speak a thousand words… I think her family would love this,
if it were were mother, I would.

I know I’ve commented earlier, but I didn’t know this moving photo was selected for the RedBubble book. I didn’t know an RB book existed! Well done.

I’m awfully sorry and sympathetic about your own mother, Joanne.

Beautiful image Joanne, packed with emotion.

Thankyou for this….............for many reasons