a little girl's life ended on feb 5th after only three short years here on Earth. she's an australian photographer's child. mom thought she was next door at grandpa's house and grandpa thought she was with mom. but she wasn't with either; she had gone into the car to get something and couldn't figure out how to get out. the back door child locks were on so she couldn't open the back doors from inside and she didn't know that she could open the front doors or sit on the horn (in australia, it's summer). by the time they found her (1/2 hour later) she was rushed to the ICU, where she passed away. at her funeral, they are releasing three pink balloons. a bunch of photographers are taking photographs of balloons in ava's memory and one of the photographers is going to compile a collage of the shots and present the collage to the family.

i've really struggled with this...my heart aches for the family. a tragic accident. so unfair. so much sadness. i just can't imagine. truly...i can't imagine.

i have a series of images that i took but i think that this one is my favorite. i think it's the image that speaks the most.

ava, may you soar and may the sun shine again for this family.