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My camera’s testimony is like some drunk’s.
The facts are there but they are tilted and blurred.
I say this is how the world looks and the people in it.
We are resplendent in light!
Opposing counsel objects, says such evidence
is inadmissible in court, that documentary photographs
should be sharp, detailed, and clearly labeled.
I want to call him an old sourpuss but hold my tongue.
Instead I say let the judge decide.

Photo of people at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Photograph and prayer 2016 by Danny N. Schweers.

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Comments from readers

Harold wrote:
Danny, I love this image. The color palette is gorgeous.

Kerry wrote:
Nice!

Craig wrote:
Glad to see you getting into the blurs. Aren’t they fun! We always used to be so careful not to move the camera!

Marina wrote:
Just finished reading the novel “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova. In the world of someone with Alzheimer’s dementia, perception and perspective may blur – best to hold judgment altogether and offer kindness and patience instead.

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