An Angel Tree
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
An Angel Tree
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This is one of six Angel Trees located in the city of Bay St. Louis on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
As the storm surge from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 engulfed one resident’s home, she, along with her terrier Maddy and two of her neighbors, desperately clung to a large branch of an oak tree in her backyard. They clung to this branch for hours about 20 feet above the storm surge. Even at this height, the waves were still washing over them. After the waters receded, they were able to climb down and got to safety. The life-saving oak tree had been damaged beyond retrieval, after it had literally saved their lives.
When chainsaw artist Dayle Lewis from Indiana heard this story of survival years later, he was motivated to carve the tree into the shape of two angels with wings reaching toward Heaven, as a reminder that there is always hope after a disaster. One angel faces toward the town and the other faces out over the waterfront.
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March 29th, 2022
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Comments (72)
Mary Lynn Giacomini
Great find and wonderful shot Jurgen.....so much beauty in this black and white! LF
Marilyn DeBlock
Stunning photo and what an amazing story behind it! Congrats on your features, Jurgen!
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY EXPO FOR JULY! Fl
Maggie Terlecki
Wow, what a very touching story. What a heartfelt thing for the artist to do and with this photograph, you share the story with the world. :-) Maggie
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more .
Calvin Boyer
In addition to the banner, I am adding this more permanent recognition of its FEATURE on the homepage of A TREE OR TREES IN BLACK AND WHITE. I try mightily to feature only images that would be at home in a juried competition. No doubt that this image fits that bill. CONGRATULATIONS! And consider adding your image to DISCUSSIONS "Please post your featured photograph here" for greater, long-lasting visibility.
Emmy Vickers
Stunning landscape of this Angel Tree with pelicans. Love the pier in the background. Nicely composed. Thank you for the description. l/fave
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