Having two brother in laws who are military who have both been deployed, this organization is very close to my heart. I have been a member for a while now, but have not yet shot a session. Oplove photographers offer free photo sessions to the families of deployed, deploying and soldiers who are returning home. I would love to be able to do this for a family. Check out the site at www.oplove.org and you will see just why these sessions are so important. If you or someone you know could benefit from this, please contact me and we will get your session arranged.
Here is a little snippet from the Oplove site:
If you have ever been through a military deployment, there are no words to explain how hard it is to send the father or mother of your children off to some foreign, dangerous land, leaving you all behind…. Alone. It’s indescribable to watch their faces light up as their mother or father comes up the stairs of the airport after months, possibly a year or more, of not hugging each other. Emotions fly through the main lobby, it’s so very good to have them home. Your base’s Family Support Squadron will help you with your deployment. But the last thing on your mind when your wife or husband arrives home after a 4 to 18 month tour, is capturing all this love– on film. Most people are so overwhelmed with emotions they forget to simply point and shoot the camera they are grasping of their child’s first hug, or that single tear of relief from a mother being able to hold her twenty year old son again. With the help of Operation: Love ReUnited and local photographers near your base, you can.
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