04/13/2022
This is Alexander. A couple weeks ago, he finished the Go St. Louis Marathon that I photographed. The same morning that he finished a marathon, his partner was on the phone with her parents back in Kiev listening to the explosion of bombs. She was still visibly still shaken when I had a couple of moments to spend with them and to quietly reassure both of them that they were not alone as a people.
This is why I do what I do. I often say about shooting these races "It isn't about the money." It's about the sheer amount of heart and soul that goes into each person who has the courage to begin their race and complete it. For me as a photographer, it is one decisive moment after another and it is pure.
Remember Alexander and his people in your thoughts and prayers if you happen to have a spare one. I'm sure they could use it.
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