Twincities.com
– ‘This (is) 19-year-old (Schoep) being cradled in his father’s arms
last night in Lake Superior. (Schoep) falls asleep every night when he
is carried into the lake. The buoyancy of the water soothes his
arthritic bones. Lake Superior is very warm right now, so the temp of
the water is perfect. I was so happy I got to capture this moment for
John. By the way, John rescued Shoep as an 8 month old puppy, and he’s
been by his side through many adventures .’
“In this photo, people have said they see everything from pure
love to hope for the world. They see peace, kindness, the relationship
between man and dog. ”I know this is not about me — it’s about a guy
who loves his dog — but I am in complete awe that my photo has had such
an impact.”




I literally can’t look at this picture without crying. Like I can’t
do it. I read the story and I cried. I did something else for an
hour and then looked at it again and cried. I pretended the dude was
Jesus Quintana and I still cried. Bottomline is that if you have a dog
or ever had a dog this will make you cry. It just sums up everything
you need to know about the relationship between humans and dogs in one
perfect photo. It’s beyond words.