Photos That Have Been Left Behind
A couple of weeks ago, PostSecret had this card and it sounded so familiar.
It reads:
I work in a photo lab…
and sometimes I can’t bear seeing the photos that have been left behind & not take them home where they can be appreciated.
This is EXACTLY how I felt when I worked at the service desk at K-Mart so long ago. I wrote about it back in 2003:
At that time, K-mart would let you get a refund for whatever pictures you didn’t like, no questions asked. Not very many people would refund their pictures, but a few people took advantage of this program. As the recipient of these poor, rejected pictures, I always felt a sadness for them. Since we were instructed to just throw the pictures away, I would take my favorites of the discarded home.
Back then, I didn’t really have the capabilities to add photos to my blog posts, but now, I can show you the photos I was talking about. Click on the photos to embiggen.
Back In ‘Nam You Wouldn’ta Done Dis To Me
The Forest
These were the two abandoned photographs that I was brazen enough to take home with me. They were just too beautiful to throw away. I understand you, Our Lady of Orphan Photos. I felt the same…
PostSecret‘s beneficiary is the National Hopeline Network. It is a 24-hour hotline (1 (800) SUICIDE) for anyone who is thinking about suicide or knows someone who is considering it.