Photography, death and those life moments

I have people who ask me why I always carry a camera around
and I tell them you never know.

But the one thing I have been conscious of is trying to get pictures of family and friends I don't get to see as much cause in my mundane mind shit happens

and it was last summer one of my cousins (above picture) on my mother's side who was 30 at the time
was coming through with his pops every week. He was unfocused and aimless but he was a good cat. He even ended up helping my pops with a home renovation project. But ended up taking a good chunk of black and whites one day

And this morning as I get ready to go to my friend's city hall wedding
I get told he drowned (at the age of 31) in a neighbor's pool yesterday. the details seem off to me but it's too early ot know. I ended bringing my camera to the town hall but left my card for the rebel at home. Later on, I did remember my flash card and brought my camera to my cousin's high school graduation

I know that those shots will be a very important document of him being around our family. i hope. as i know my cousin's Tanya's graduation photos wil be as well as my friend's weeding pics whihc i took on my cell phone.'

RIP Junior