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DUBLIN-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER THOMAS Laskowski decided to take the mystery out of taking photographs, and began documenting his kid’s life with the smallest of moments, every single day.
His project, Day in Life, celebrates the mundane moments of his six year old daughter Suzie and three year old son Constantin’s lives.
He writes:
I believe that the most significant days of our lives are disguised in routine and monotony. That there is magic in the mundane and beauty in the chaos if we are just willing to stop and recognize it.
Thomas, a professional family and portrait photographer, told the Huffington Post that the project was initially conceived to show the kids’ grandparents in Poland how their every day lives look.
Life is what’s happening here and now. When you take your kids to school and missed the bus, when they leave smudged fingerprints on the window. When they love each other for that split second before they start fighting again, that is what we should remember.
He told DailyEdge.ie that the project hopes to bring them closer.
Its really easy to notice the distance when you see Suzie is hugging a laptop while talking to her grandma on Skype and Constantin is kissing a webcam.
He told us that it’s incredibly easy to ignore the mundane mondays and busy evenings.
But how many weddings, Christmas days and family trips do we really have in our lifetime? Life is what’s happening here and now.
Thomas said he’s not too sure his kids know what’s going on with the project and says he hears the occasional “daaaaady, no pictures”.
For example I was trying for a week to take a good photo of Suzie waking up in the morning for school all grumpy and sleepy. She was not happy seeing me with a camera every morning.
But how long does he plan on keeping it up?
At this point I’m thinking as long as they let me. I assume that as they grow I’m not going to have such unrestricted access in to their private life anymore, but I’m going to try to document it as long as I can.
You can see the rest of the photos here.
Written by Nicola Byrne and posted on DailyEdge.ie
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Leo is concerned someone might leak confidential information….
@Leonard O’mahony: no sure he can do that all himself.
@Leonard O’mahony: Nah, he just doesn’t want any more photos of him being caught kissing someone other than his partner ;)
@Leonard O’mahony: You mean Leo is concerned someone will get to leak confidential information before he does it.
Eamon Ryan, are you listening? It’s only the phone you put on “sleep”.
Security reasons? Russian intelligence, Chinese Intelligence, U.S. intelligence? .The plot thickens. Of course the fact Varadkar leaked confidential government documents or the fact a junior FG minister set up a sting to catch a senior FG minister who leaked information may also be a consideration in this move. Keep the circus going lads .
@Donal Desmond: certainly not British intelligence as it doesn’t exist
@Tony Doyle: Good point..
This is a very basic cyber security precaution that should have been implemented 15 years ago. Most cyber security aware military installations around the world have been doing this for ages in high level offices/meeting rooms. The cabinet of the Government of Ireland should be no different. Might cut down on a few leaks.
@Niall Mchugh: Apparently Enda Kenny brought in a few years ago but it wasn’t followed through
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Oh the irony!!
Is leaky afraid someone might leak something before he gets a chance to leak.????
We’ve known about hacking software such as the Israeli developed Pegasus for a quite a while now. This decision is well justified and not before time.
From today?
Surely this ban shoukd always have been there?
I have never been in a meeting, where the use of a mobile phone was accetable.
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