Forgot to mention a couple things in the last post. Firstly, the portrait of Nick below was taken by Chris Orwig. Definitely the best portrait of him from his last few years. Shot on a 4x5 w/ Type 55 Polaroid. Sick. Secondly, Nick was also responsible for Jasmine and I hitting it off, and our subsequent romance. Without him there'd be no us. There. That's it. No more... sorta.
Here are a couple of pictures we took the afternoon of Nick's death (iPhone fotos for now, real fotos to come). Nick was always into the "God Rays." We would always bask in the glory of a good ray of light, and would get extra excited when Mother Nature would strut her stuff on film. As we were taking these shots, and before we'd learned of Nick's passing, I was thinking about Dekker, and how much he'd dig the rays of light. Totally his scene. Little did we know that it was him in those rays, shining down through tree limbs... They didn't call him the Son of Mother Nature for nothing.
We love you, Nick! We'll miss you forever, and with every snap of our shutter you'll be with us.
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2 comments:
plucke
Thank you for the lovely comments to our dear friend Nick.No matter how long ago we knew him, nor for how long, he had made such a rich and positive mark on the fortunate people who got to know him,would anyone think a scholarship for a student in Nick's name, or an award to a professor who would provide Nick's talent and ability to reach these students to make them love photography...something needs to be established to honor Nick's life and the gift he shared with his students. He made great contributions as many of his students will verify, and touched so many people he met and stayed friends with, this would be a living honor in his name. Does anyone know how to start this?
Maureen
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