By Dave Andrusko
Courtesy Holly Spring Photography
For award-winning photographer Holly Spring, it was not until…
It was not until daughter Violet Spring was clinging to life in an
Auckland Hospital that Mrs. Spring “realised just how incredibly
important her daughter’s fragile life was to her,” explained Daniel Mils
for the Daily Mail/Australia.
Courtesy Holly Spring Photography
Born with just her right hand, Violet had surgery at ten weeks. But
there were complications to correct Hirschprung’s disease, a
debilitating bowel condition, and Violet “went blue in the face.” Mrs.
Spring lives life a day at a time, knowing the condition could flare up
again.
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After that “close call,” she decided two things. To have “decent
quality memories,” if something tragic should happen, and to show
through her work “that the person she describes as her ‘muse’ and her
‘heart’ was capable of living a normal, everyday childhood.”
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As you examine the photos attached to this post, it is easy to see
why Mrs. Spring was awarded the 2014 New Zealand Portrait Creative
Photographer of the Year for the 10 images she submitted of Violet. Her
astonishing creativity is evident in every pose. (Everyone’s favorite
seems to be Violet and the giraffe. Personally, I’m partial to Violet
and her “companion” in the boat.)
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Of Violet, Mrs. Spring says, “She’s a very bright and fun-filled
little girl.” Violet’s “got so much character and wonder about her and
she’s extremely brave. She’s been through a lot but she really has
inspired me to be a photographer.”
Mrs. Spring says her daughter loves the photos, which are mostly
composites. “Spring first takes pictures of Violet, then adds unusual
backgrounds that she shoots separately,” writes A. Pawlowski for Today
Parents. “She loves the sea, so many of the photos feature a water
theme. “
Mrs. Spring told Pawlowski that she hopes the photos inspire Violet as she grows.
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“To me, they reached beyond her physical capabilities, beyond her age
and onto a limitless future,” she said. “I see that in her every day
and want to remind her of that through these portraits.”
Tip of the hat to lifenews.com
Source: NRLC News
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