The Luxury of Touch

Touch is one of the greatest luxuries we can give another living being”the quickest, most effective way to show warmth, care and love.

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My wife speaks Farsi, and one of the words I’ve learned from her is naz. It means the act of giving someone physical attention”a tickle on the arm, a caress of the hair, a back scratch.

When two people touch, it’s always intimate. I love capturing a child’s chubby fingers wrapped around his mother’s hand while he sleeps as much as I love seeing a couple that’s been married for 60 years holding hands as they walk down the street.

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And the intimacy of touch extends to animals, too. I’ve had the pleasure of photographing and filming cats, dogs, horses and more, and it’s amazing to see how much a gentle pat on the head or stroke of the back can change an animal’s disposition.

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To me, touch is one of the greatest luxuries there is. Whenever I’m able to capture it on film, I think, œThese are the moments I live for. I’m always grateful to witness and receive a kind and loving touch, and I hope you are, too.

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