Thank you, Ron Dawson of F Stop Beyond in Atlanta, for interviewing me for a Flickr profile, about my photography and how I'm using self-portraits of my mastectomy to encourage women to get their annual mammograms. Ron put me instantly at ease (I was so nervous!), and it was a really fun interview. He's planning to videotape me in May, hopefully in San Francisco. I talked about how I felt when I found out I had cancer, the decision to have a bilateral mastectomy, going through chemo, and why, for me, cancer and treatment haven't really been anything to be so afraid of. I was so terrified right before chemo. My last one is in 7 days, and AC was rough, Taxol is a total pain, but none of the truly awful things I thought would happen to me have happened. Quite the contrary. Because of this cancer, I now have a whole new group of friends, including all of you who read my blog and have supported me since the beginning, and have become much closer to longtime friends and family.
April 24th podcast!
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6 comments:
I loved listening to the podcast, so interesting. I can't believe you're taking those fantastic pictures with such "cheap" cameras!
thanks, cebulas! how expensive a camera is has nothing to do with good photos. it's all about composition and the vision of the photographer. you can buy a $5 disposable camera and take magnificent shots. try it!
I listened to the podcast and I liked it and happy to hear to your voice. The interview was nice.
I listened to about half the podcast, planning to return and listen to the rest of it, but now I can't seem to link to it. Oh, well - I enjoyed the first half. It was great to hear your voice and know more about you and how you got to be such a Flickr "phenom." You're truly an inspiration.
thank you, Mehdi!
hilary, thank you! the link is right here on my blog. the second half of the podcast is mostly about my experience with cancer, how i feel about my body now, how much i adore the holga camera, and my plans for future photography.
It was so nice to hear your voice. I enjoyed the interview. It was just so straight and cool.
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