- love seeing both wedding bands - nschmalz
Home from Iraq first time meeting daughter!
Missed the birth of his first born child by 6 days!
This photo was taken on August 21, 2009 using a Nikon D3.
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Ettie Worthington, planetrudy, syanik, farmgirl in flipflops, and 25 other people added this photo to their favorites.
staci.ainsworth (37 months ago | reply)
Sweet!
etaemommy (37 months ago | reply)
instant tears! happy ones! awesome!
barefoot momma photography (37 months ago | reply)
awww
Kbart6 (37 months ago | reply)
amazing photo. amazing moment.
Candidly_Jennifer (37 months ago | reply)
Beautiful moment, captured, I lvoe that you can see mom and dads hands, rings, and the emotion here. Perfect.
Amiee Lynn [deleted] (36 months ago | reply)
oh my, I am getting all teary!! just awesome!!!
Aidel Knaidel (36 months ago | reply)
Wow! Really special.
tayaiscool (36 months ago | reply)
What a great photo! Great, genuine expressions, and love the baby reaching out to daddy!
Mi2boyz [deleted] (36 months ago | reply)
I love how it looks like she is intentionally reaching for her dad...great pic!
maria.trader (36 months ago | reply)
that is such a beautiful moment, you can just see the pride in his eyes!
alisonlassiter1 (36 months ago | reply)
Oh my goodness........incredible. Takes my breath away
vmarcks (36 months ago | reply)
This is the most beautiful moment I've ever seen captured.
enjvanbeb (36 months ago | reply)
Brought me to tears! Gorgeous!
Lori Saczynski (36 months ago | reply)
this one made me cry
Butterfly Momma (36 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous! Stunning, actually. Such emotion captured in this shot. This little girl will love this picture when she grows up. It honestly brought tears to my eyes.
redelphant (36 months ago | reply)
This is the only one that I've seen that gave me goosebumps, and immediately brought me to tears. So moving, so lovely.
Congratulations, and please tell him thank you for me.
Brown Eyed Quail (36 months ago | reply)
My husband is a Marine and these moments both captivate and break my heart. The emotion captured in this moment is overwhelming. And I love how she is just reaching for her Daddy. how absolutely precious.
farmgirl in flipflops (36 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!!
r_spin (36 months ago | reply)
Look at her tiny little fingers! I love this photo. Thank you for your service!
cjwilson34 (36 months ago | reply)
This is an awesome picture. I actually just had that same experience (husband home from Iraq and got to meet his 5 day old daughter) last week! What an awesome moment!!! Congrats and thanks for your sacrifice (and his too, of course)
GApeach55 (36 months ago | reply)
tears streaming down my face at 6:06 a.m.
toaster vision (36 months ago | reply)
Ohh wow, incredible! I love the emotion on his face! God bless this little family!
(This is toastervision's wife posting btw!)
Tami Loving Life (36 months ago | reply)
Oh. Wow. Talk about taking your breath away. What a priceless photo. :)
Congrats on being chosen for PW's Group Four!!
CAGina (36 months ago | reply)
This one made me cry too. Just the most perfect moment captured forever. Thanks for sharing!
KeriAlways (is skulking around here somewhere) (36 months ago | reply)
Cried when I saw this for the first time, then I found it again and am crying again.
2 peas and a blueberry (36 months ago | reply)
Lovely, just beautiful! I love that the wedding rings are there, the baby's arms up in the air. It's just amazing.
beekay259 (36 months ago | reply)
I have tears in my eyes. What joy. I am so sorry that he had to wait that long to see his daughter. What a blessing to have her! What an incredible moment. I cannot stop saying good things about this picture. The most amazing picture ever... I pray that you win! God bless you and the troops.
Snappy Shooter (36 months ago | reply)
You have my vote. Good Luck. I hope whoever is in this photo has it blown up and framed.
Tami Loving Life (36 months ago | reply)
Congrats on being chosen as a PW Finalist!!
Aidel Knaidel (36 months ago | reply)
PS--How is that Mama looking so good only 6 six days later?!!
MarianneLoMonaco (36 months ago | reply)
Amazing moment. This is my favourite photo. Congratulations and good luck!
xo
thekammerzells (36 months ago | reply)
This is an absolutely beautiful picture!
nschmalz (36 months ago | reply)
i know its already been said...but. I love that both of the wedding bands are showing!!
Snappy Shooter (36 months ago | reply)
I wish you would have won. I guess the real winner is this beautiful family to have this moment saved forever.
Jackie Jet Photography (36 months ago | reply)
Just Awesome!
radiant reflections ~ kylie (36 months ago | reply)
an amazing moment captured.
abcangie87 (36 months ago | reply)
I "borrowed" your pic to put on my blog to show my - ya know- 12 readers how amazingly beautiful it is. I said that if it were me, I'd be blowign this up to a great big print and hanging it somewhere in the house! :) This is soooooo amazing. I hope you have had many more moments of great joy since this one! God Bless and thanks for sharing your husband with our country!
betseeee (36 months ago | reply)
What a beautiful meeting captured! I hope they are all snuggling together somewhere, still.
doolmom (36 months ago | reply)
What a priceless photo. I love the way the baby's arms are reaching out as if she were going to hug her daddy. So sweet.
Jolene McCain (36 months ago | reply)
Beautiful picture...my husband too is a Marine and this brings me to tears everytime i look at it the joy and pain she must fill all in one to have him there! Thank you all for your service!
Carrie Moloney! (25 months ago | reply)
lovely!
Shellnort (12 months ago | reply)
Oh, my goodness! This just brought me to tears! What a capture you got.