I dare you to not cry

April 19, 2007 By

The Pulitzer Prize for feature photography goes to Renée C. Byer of the Sacramento Bee. I dare you to look at her work and not cry. Start with the first photo and read the text with each photo (easy to miss cause you have to scroll to read it).

Thanks to Thomas Hawk for linking to this.

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  • Goebbels

    Aww, you really do need that hug.

  • Goebbels

    Aww, you really do need that hug.

  • http://taoofjoe.com/ Joe Tao

    Pretty amazing. I wasn’t prepared to go there emotionally tonight having suffered this loss myself. Didn’t realize this was something you would make room for on your blog. kudos!

  • http://taoofjoe.com Joe Tao

    Pretty amazing. I wasn’t prepared to go there emotionally tonight having suffered this loss myself. Didn’t realize this was something you would make room for on your blog. kudos!

  • http://scobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Ahh, Goebbels has a heart. :-)

  • http://scobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Ahh, Goebbels has a heart. :-)

  • http://scobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Joe: I can’t even imagine. It’s one of my greatest fears of bringing another life into the world. I have written about things of the heart before, though. When my mom died last year I wrote about that. That post is here. http://scobleizer.com/2006/05/10/bad-news-gets-worse/

  • http://scobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Joe: I can’t even imagine. It’s one of my greatest fears of bringing another life into the world. I have written about things of the heart before, though. When my mom died last year I wrote about that. That post is here. http://scobleizer.com/2006/05/10/bad-news-gets-worse/

  • http://www.OneBlogADay.com/ P. G.

    Congrats to Renée!

    I have always been a big fan of The Sacramento Bee!

  • http://www.OneBlogADay.com P. G.

    Congrats to Renée!

    I have always been a big fan of The Sacramento Bee!

  • Christopher Coulter

    Yeah, she’s a local celebrity of sorts…saw her on trivia nights at Streets of London.

  • Christopher Coulter

    Yeah, she’s a local celebrity of sorts…saw her on trivia nights at Streets of London.

  • http://escape2000.spaces.live.com/ Rebecca

    I sit here tonight and know that I am on the verge of another trip to see a critically/chronically ill child and my heart breaks for that mother. Thank you for this. I could use a hug myself. Hug Maryamie. Dang that was heartwrenching to view.

  • http://escape2000.spaces.live.com Rebecca

    I sit here tonight and know that I am on the verge of another trip to see a critically/chronically ill child and my heart breaks for that mother. Thank you for this. I could use a hug myself. Hug Maryamie. Dang that was heartwrenching to view.

  • http://wandless.wordpress.com/ wandless

    That was so sad, I’m in tears! Thanks for the link. It was really powerful.

  • http://wandless.wordpress.com/ wandless

    That was so sad, I’m in tears! Thanks for the link. It was really powerful.

  • http://www.mcdevzone.com/ Mike Cohen

    I saw it last night (via Metafilter) and I couldn’t stop crying.

  • http://www.mcdevzone.com/ Mike Cohen

    I saw it last night (via Metafilter) and I couldn’t stop crying.

  • http://www.bynkii.com/ John C. Welch

    Death is a part of life, and just like not all lives are easy, not all deaths are easy either.

  • http://www.bynkii.com/ John C. Welch

    Death is a part of life, and just like not all lives are easy, not all deaths are easy either.

  • http://donteattheshrimp.blogspot.com/ Josh Morgan

    I urge you all the read the complete series of articles. Incredible writing.

  • http://donteattheshrimp.blogspot.com Josh Morgan

    I urge you all the read the complete series of articles. Incredible writing.

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  • http://softwareblogs.intel.com/author/aaron-tersteeg/ aaron tersteeg

    Love is watching someone die. I just hope that when it comes my time I’m lucky enough to have people around me as devoted as Cyndie.
    http://www.avalen.com/movabletype/archives/2006/08/love_is_watchin.html

  • http://softwareblogs.intel.com/author/aaron-tersteeg/ aaron tersteeg

    Love is watching someone die. I just hope that when it comes my time I’m lucky enough to have people around me as devoted as Cyndie.
    http://www.avalen.com/movabletype/archives/2006/08/love_is_watchin.html

  • http://kimklaverblogs.blogspot.com/2007/04/i-dare-you-not-to-cry.html Kim Klaver

    Thanks for this fab post…I added the photo and song she sang to her son the last day – in case it might add to the experience…

    Here:

    http://kimklaverblogs.blogspot.com/2007/04/i-dare-you-not-to-cry.html

  • http://kimklaverblogs.blogspot.com/2007/04/i-dare-you-not-to-cry.html Kim Klaver

    Thanks for this fab post…I added the photo and song she sang to her son the last day – in case it might add to the experience…

    Here:

    http://kimklaverblogs.blogspot.com/2007/04/i-dare-you-not-to-cry.html

  • http://www.babblemail.net/ Anthony Papillion

    Having gone through a very similar thing with my mom, all I can say is “wow”.

  • http://www.babblemail.net Anthony Papillion

    Having gone through a very similar thing with my mom, all I can say is “wow”.

  • http://blendingthemix.com/ Paul Fabretti

    Words fail me. As gut-wrenching a piece of work as I have ever seen.

  • http://blendingthemix.com Paul Fabretti

    Words fail me. As gut-wrenching a piece of work as I have ever seen.

  • http://hackedgadgets.com/ Alan

    Very sad.

  • http://hackedgadgets.com Alan

    Very sad.

  • http://doesitecho.com/ quack

    As with Paul Fabretti, words fail me. Very moving set of photos. *wipes away the tears*

  • http://doesitecho.com/ quack

    As with Paul Fabretti, words fail me. Very moving set of photos. *wipes away the tears*

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  • http://lightrain.wordpress.com/ laura

    Thanks for posting the link. For such a sad time, it’s inspiring to see a mother’s unwavering devotion to her son. In this day, we don’t hear enough about all the good and love and nurturing parents do. I’m extremely sorry for their loss.

  • http://lightrain.wordpress.com/ laura

    Thanks for posting the link. For such a sad time, it’s inspiring to see a mother’s unwavering devotion to her son. In this day, we don’t hear enough about all the good and love and nurturing parents do. I’m extremely sorry for their loss.

  • http://www.skatterbrainz.com/ Dave

    Thank you.

  • http://www.skatterbrainz.com Dave

    Thank you.

  • http://www.techipedia.com Tamar Weinberg

    Renee C. Byer did much more than that. She chronicled the boy’s life for what appears to be more than a year.

    Some of these photos (there are a lot more — in color this time) are just heartbreaking.

    http://www.sacbee.com/static/richmedia/swf/journey/part1/
    http://www.sacbee.com/static/richmedia/swf/journey/part2/
    http://www.sacbee.com/static/richmedia/swf/journey/part3/
    http://www.sacbee.com/static/richmedia/swf/journey/part4/

  • http://www.techipedia.com Tamar Weinberg

    Renee C. Byer did much more than that. She chronicled the boy’s life for what appears to be more than a year.

    Some of these photos (there are a lot more — in color this time) are just heartbreaking.

    http://www.sacbee.com/static/richmedia/swf/journey/part1/
    http://www.sacbee.com/static/richmedia/swf/journey/part2/
    http://www.sacbee.com/static/richmedia/swf/journey/part3/
    http://www.sacbee.com/static/richmedia/swf/journey/part4/

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  • http://www.survivingnj.com/blog Deb

    That was incredibly powerful. I sat here crying my eyes out. Life can be so sad at times, and I felt so deeply for this family, as they exposed themselves so honestly in these pictures.

  • http://www.survivingnj.com/blog Deb

    That was incredibly powerful. I sat here crying my eyes out. Life can be so sad at times, and I felt so deeply for this family, as they exposed themselves so honestly in these pictures.

  • http://www.geodog.us/ Tim

    Thanks for linking. It stole two hours of my night, but it was worth it. It reminded me again, as a father of a young child, how lucky I am and how precious life is.

    I remember what you went through with your mom last year as well.

    Peace,
    Tim

  • http://www.geodog.us Tim

    Thanks for linking. It stole two hours of my night, but it was worth it. It reminded me again, as a father of a young child, how lucky I am and how precious life is.

    I remember what you went through with your mom last year as well.

    Peace,
    Tim

  • ernst dirksen

    All the more poignent as death takes a young life. Yes, tears fall. A child’s death is the most harrowing and prompts us to look at ourselves and reach for spiritual fulfilment.
    Ernst

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