Sometimes you just have to put down the camera. By Rogue Photographer Jason Franson.
I was working a shift for the Edmonton Journal the other day and they needed a weather feature. I came across an elderly woman, Ernie Lunz, who was chipping melting ice off of her driveway. It's not a wonderful photo but it's one in the bag for the day. But as I shot a few frames of Ernie I could see the 84-year-old was working hard to break down the two-inch-thick ice. I felt like someone should give her a hand so I put my cameras in the car and, instead of taking a lunch, I spent a half hour chipping ice. As we worked together to finish her driveway, we chatted about politics and, ironically, work ethic. When it was done and I was about to leave she told me to wait a minute. She went into her house and when she came out she brought a small bag of homemade shortbread cookies and a coke for me. It was a fine reward for a little hard work and taking some time to help someone out. Oh, and she made city front the next day.
EDMONTON AB: JANUARY 9, 2012. Ernie Lunz age 84, breaks ice off her drive way along 139 St. and Stony Plain Road as her dog Babe watches. She says the work keeps her healthy. (Jason Franson Edmonton Journal)
