Normandy American Cemetery Kids T-Shirt

The American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer France is situated on the top of the cliff overlooking the famous Omaha Beach. The cemetery, 172 acres in extent, is one of fourteen American World War II Cemeteries constructed on foreign soil. The crosses are oriented Westwards, towards their native land. The precisely aligned headstones against the immaculately maintained emerald green lawn and the omnipresence of the sea convey an unforgettable feeling of peace and serenity.

Somewhere along this long journey from youth to wisdom, I picked up a camera, and my heart began to beat in rhythm with the click of a shutter. At an age when most men are more concerned with golf scores and stock portfolios, I found myself surrendering to the esoteric voices of creative intuition, and for better or worse, have never looked back. The transformational power of photography lies in the ability of a picture to incite a greater desire to exist more fully as a human being. As a solitary, introverted man of few words, I was struggling to find a life for myself, and during the years 1992 through 2017 spoke what mattered most to me through the lens of a Canon AE1 or Mamiya 645 medium format film camera. Photographers...