Mike has to be one of the luckiest guys I have ever met. To fall through a roof and break your neck at work would seem like the end of a decent, able bodied life to most. But someone was smiling down on him that day, with a fractured vertebra in his neck, pure luck would have it, there was no noticeable damage to his spinal chord – a close call indeed. Although only recently out of hospital, he seems to be making a full recovery.
Jackie got in touch earlier in the year with a view to having some portraits taken, but then their whole life was turned upside down with Mike’s fall. So it was a pleasure to finally meet and shoot their photos. We headed into Birmingham’s Brindley Place for the shoot, it was a perfect day, a little too perfect in fact. I’m not a fan of strong sunlight, but, using the light to my advantage has really helped lift some of these images. Thanks for getting back in touch so quickly, a story like this makes you realise just how precious life is.
Nikon D3s – 85mm f1.4 – natural light