A few weeks back I took the portrait of the wonderful Di Edwards; wife of the late David Edwards ( World War 2 Veteran) and a family that, thanks to my 39-45 Portraits Project I have become very close to.

Well, yesterday ( 31st July 2023 ) I popped over to Abergavenny, Wales to see Di and her son Chris and to take the printed portraits over to them and I simply could noty have wished for a better reaction.

As the title of this post says … THIS is why I do what I do❤️

Here’s the portraits that I took; both of which were using natural light coming in through a large sliding patio door that leads out onto Di’s garden …

Older woman with white hair sitting in a blue armchair in front of bookshelves

Middle-aged man resting his head against an older woman's, both in cream jumpers — Di and her son Chris

When leaving, as always we had a hug but I’ll forever cherish that she said “I’m blessed to have you as a friend”

Ditto that Di ❤️

Second World War veteran in beret and medals sitting beside a smiling older woman — Di and her late husband, David Edwards … the best of human-kind right there !

Second World War veteran in a beret and blazer with medals, seated against a grey backdrop — WW2 Veteran David Edwards photographed in April 2019