friendship is beautiful

Earlier this week on my blog, I wrote about an experience I had photographing two friends.  My friend Katherine decided that she wanted to paint the final words of her book on our friend Jenny's body, and she asked me to photograph her doing so.

I know.  I know.

The thing is, as strange as it sounds, because of our friendship, the entire experience didn't feel odd at all -- it actually felt very natural.  But what surprised us the most was the way that people have responded to the final product -- the comments we've each received have been overwhelmingly positive and supportive.  And Katherine, Jenny and I are pretty stunned by this.

The thing is, I suspect that what people are really responding to is the easy friendship that exists between Katherine and Jenny -- a warmth that is so apparent when you look at the set of photographs that resulted from the shoot.  So today, I'd love to see a bit more of this kind of friendship:  share with us in the comments below your photographic evidence of the warmth between two good friends.

Comments

[vivienne]

i love the photos from your shoot karen! they really are beautiful!

i think friendship is one of my favourite things to photograph. i've been taking self-portraits with friends lately, to document our friendship...like this one:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/missvivienne/3580952208/

and here's my photographic evidence of the warmth of friend love!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/missvivienne/2496015584/

[Jaana]

A vast age difference, but the friendship is there nonetheless: http://photographybyjaana.blogspot.com/2009/06/buddies.html

[djbeat]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbeat/3242788015/in/photostream/

this is a shot of me, bb boy & my best friend t on the day she moved out of our city & our country to follow her dreams in portugal. we were happy singletons at one time - shared so many dreams & adventures. it seems apropos that this last airport lunch that marked her launch to a new life, we shared my bb boy (only 3 months old) & later lots of tears at the gate. ; (

miss you t!

[kosenrufu mama]

here a afternoon talking and talking with a best friend of mine
http://esterdaphne.blogspot.com/2008/11/pomeriggio-tra-amiche.html

[Marcie]

What a wonderful series of images!!! They really do speak to a deep trust and friendship between two people. I don't often post people pix...but here are two that (I think) say it best:

http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=498
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=529

[Puna]

It is an usual request for sure, but your series of photos is amazing.

This is not as artistic but I photographed my friends cooking in my kitchen. We had a ton of fun.

http://lifesignatures.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/an-evening-of-cooking-fun/

[Vanessa]

friends since college, these two have lived together in Dublin, in Canarias, in Munich and in Barcelona. now they live on opposite ends of the same country and desperately miss each other's daily dose of secure, hands-on friendship and support. when they get together, it's like watching long-lost sisters reunite. it's pure joy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_r/3611828148/

[marcy]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37094013@N07/347

my son and his best friend

[BlessedMess]

My son and the girl he adores...

http://blessourmess.blogspot.com/2009/03/sam-and-girl-next-door.html

[Tracy]

my niece & her BFF:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31417716@N00/2976204088/in/set-72157608395872585/

[~ kristina ~]

fascinating photos!

what about animal friends?
http://meadowlarkdays.blogspot.com/2009/06/rural-secret.html

[Bev]

wedding of a very dear friend...bride's father officiated...friendship and love is written all over dad's face, as well as the best man...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37013676@N06/3619807456/

[kaytee]

my dad and my cousin:

http://missredphotos.blogspot.com/2009/05/mothers-day.html

[Gail]

Brothers can be friends too...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22733432@N08/3620413102/

[Pig in the Kitchen]

This is such a cool project! It looked weird to start with, then when i looked at the sequence of photos...fabulous!
Pigx

[Shawna]

the warmth of a friend trusting me to take her picture while we were enjoying catching up on life.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28479290@N05/3596721041/

[katherine center]

Beautiful, beautiful!

[Kathleen O./ko2008]

Is there anything better than pure, boy love? These two have been best buds for two years now...Can I admit that I get a little jealous of their shared jokes (and they are only 4)?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/3471595109/in/set-72157605262729995/