I‘ve always asked myself what a good photo was.

But, it wasn’t till recent that I had an answer I could swallow - photo that conveys what you want to convey to the person(s) you want to convey that to is one kind of “good photo”.

I recently found out that I have cancer.
There’s no hope for a cure, so I‘ve got a few years left to live.

When I talk about it, there are those who want to encourage me with the “miracles can happen” line, but if you are 1% hopeful, you also should accept at the same time that the other 99% is all risk.

I have an absolutely adorable 2-year-old son by name of Yu. There is a strong possibility that my son will live his life with little or no memory of his father. But, that is neither sad nor unlucky. Both he and I simply live with the circumstances we have been presented.

But, I want to share my feelings with him. His father certainly did not disappear because he didn’t like him.

I take pictures to show my son how much I loved him. I just want you (him) to know.

I wonder if that message will get across to him. It worries me a bit, but there’s nothing I can do after I‘m gone and I’m sure my wife will take over for me.

I am not exactly sure how the mechanism works, but when you press the shutter button on a camera, that instant is captured as a photograph. I was a bit slow figuring out for myself what a good photo was, but I wasn’t late and I will keep taking photos right up until I die.

I‘m glad I chose a life taking pictures, but I would have been just as happy had I chosen something different. My days are more fulfilling now than when I was healthy. I’m simply glad to have lived.