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This is such an amazing and important event that I photogrpah each year honoring advocates who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to advancing opportunities for children and adults with disabilities, including military families. I love listening to the the stories of recipients who have been helped by Easter Seals and this year getting to photograph an actual astronaut from Space Force.
I photograph this event every year but this one was a little different. The Omnium Circus presented the I’m Possible show for children and parents alike featuring a diverse cast of extraordinary talent from all over the globe…uniquely unified, multi-talented, multi-racial, and multi-abled. I was especially excited about dog performance. The kids got to meet the performers (and dogs) before the show and I got to enjoy their faces light up as they watched.
First of all, this is my favorite venue. Seriously, I love it here. There’s cool stuff everywhere and it’s lit by neon signs and decroated with old trains and cars. Secondly, these are absolutely my kind of people. Pink tutus, green velvet jackets, platform boots, too many tattoos to count, plus they’ve been throwing axes all day. Hell, yeah!
They came to party, too! If your event doesn’t end like this one with screaming and singing and sweaty head-banging, did you even have fun?
I gotta say, I am thoroughly impressed with these kids. I was not this wise or mature at their age and I certainly had no idea what the future held for me. Listening to these kids speak so eloquently about their hopes and dreams is inspirational and I look forward to it each year.
I love photographing this event each year. There are kids excitedlyrunning everywhere, Disney characters greeting everyone, all the cookies I can eat, I mean kid-themed food for the guests to enjoy. Then families get to go see Disney on Ice and I get to recover from the pandemonium. All for a good cause.
