In Loving Memory of HUAN TRAN
It pains me to write this. Huan Tran was my friend, colleague and human mentor example. Huan was an excellent wedding photographer, and I loved working with him on wedding photography shoots. A comraderie between us was made and we started spending more and more time together, whether on the phone, in person or on a wedding shoot. HUAN was gracious enough to take some AMAZING pictures of me and my family [see below]. I was lucky to have known him. Funny thing is, I only knew him for photography and the subject of his other work NEVER even came up. I mean, I knew he was at berkeley doing the telescope thing but I didn’t realize what a genius he really was. Anyway, we often discussed photography and things of this nature. The first couple years HUAN shot many weddings for me but this began to taper off because as some of you may know, he was working on this huge telescope project. He told me it was a ‘promotion’ and that he couldn’t commit to any shoots for the upcoming year. I was saddened and remember thinking I wish he could just do photography and not the other thing LOL.
This freak accident, to say the least…………well rather than getting all into it, it’s easiest just to read it herehttp://news.sierrawave.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2821:death-of-scientist-in-big-pine-under-investigation&catid=6&Itemid=200021
Looking back, is it TABOO to think that if my wish came true, that HUAN could just do wedding photography full time, he would not have been at the time and place he was at when he parished? But then I remember that perhaps photography was not HUAN’s true passion and that the ‘other thing’ was more important to him. Either way, I think the man DID WHAT HE LOVED TO DO BEST and that’s all we can ask for. RIP my friend
Pictured above. HUAN TRAN with Nikon D1x. NIKKOR 28 to 70 2.8 D lens. Nikon SB-28dx flash.
I took this photo of HUAN on the FIRST SHOOT we ever did together. He impressed me to say the least. I have fond memories of my friend HUAN TRAN.
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ABOVE: A picture of my family that HUAN TRAN took. I have tons of great photos from this day. Actually, HUAN went out with us on a few occasions, taking pictures of me and my family. He loved it, and he never asked for a penny. Of course, I always returned the favor if HUAN ever needed one. I will post some more family photos that HUAN TRAN took later on.