Serious Time

November 18, 2013 photog blogs
So, I have all these days at work where I shoot a few pictures and even get them uploaded to Flickr and set up as a draft post in Blogger.
Then I’m so busy with other things, hat I never get back around to writing and posting.
After a few weeks, it’s tough to remember the details of the story.
The story here is that a guy who had been wrongly imprisoned won his release through the help of a group that revisits cases where inconsistencies show that the conviction might have been in error.
I wasn’t there personally to get the shot of the guy as he walked out the door to freedom, but we had a  photographer there for it.  We love that shot.
This guy spent a lot of years behind bars.  My problems in life are nothing compared to what this guy suffered through.
I’ve seen the inside of jails (just visiting) and I’d rather never do anything that might put me on a position for an extended stay.
I have a lot of admiration for the team of people who help see that justice is eventually done.  It will never give anyone back the time spent wrongfully incarcerated, but a chance to live is a pretty powerful opportunity.
It feels like this is the kind of thing that we’re supposed to do, but I know that’s unrealistic.  We don’t have the resources.  Again, I’m just thankful that organizations exist that can dig into these cases and see them through.
For my part, I’m happy to help put the story on TV.  Maybe someone will see the segment and will be inspired to go to law school and someday help someone wrongly convicted get out of jail.
Call us and let us know if you do.  We love that shot when they walk out the door to freedom.