Powerful Photos That Capture the Single Best Moment in People’s Lives

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In early July 2013, Sports Illustrated writer Richard Deitsch posed an interesting question to his tens of thousands of followers on Twitter: “How many of you have a photograph of the single best moment of your life?” The photographs that people shared in response were powerful and emotional.

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Here are some of the beautiful moments that emerged:

#1: Tears of Joy in a New Father’s Eyes

#2: Child Meets Adopted Sibling for First Time

#3: Graduating College with Brain Cancer

#4: A Baby Son’s First Smile

#5: The First Glimpse of a Sibling

#6: A Wife Wakes Up from Transplant Surgery

#7: A Last Moment with Grandma

#8: A Whiteboard Proposal at School

#9: Giving Life to a Premature Daughter

#10: Seeing a Son Skate

#11: She Would Become His Wife

#12: A Groom and His Flower Girl Daughter

#13: Four Generations in One Photo

#14: Boy Connects with a New Kitten

#15: One Last Story Time with Grandpa

#16: Holding a Child for the First Time

#17: Super Bowl with Dad

#18: News of Victory Over Cancer

#19: Coming Home from War

#20: 66 Years of True Love

#21: First Trip to School Together

#22: When Hard Work Pays Off

#23: Baking Cookies with Mom

#24: You’re Safe Again in My Arms


Photography is a powerful thing.

(via Co.Create and Mashable and theCHIVE)


Image credit: Pure Joy by PhotoDu.de / CreativeDomainPhotography.com

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