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This photograph dates back to around 2012 or 2013, during a trip to Palm Springs with my mother and father.
That might not sound unusual, except that my parents had been divorced for nearly forty years. Through a series of unexpected circumstances, we found ourselves traveling together—a situation none of us would have predicted. Despite decades of living separate lives, the trip gave them an opportunity to spend time together, share stories, and revisit old memories.
As for me, I took photographs.
My father enjoyed golf, and one afternoon we found ourselves at a putting green. While he practiced, I experimented with the camera on my Samsung phone. At the time, smartphone cameras were beginning to offer wider-angle lenses and perspectives that were difficult to achieve with traditional point-and-shoot cameras.
So I got low.
Very low.
I placed the camera near the level of the golf balls and aimed upward, turning an ordinary putting green into something a little more dramatic.
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