Making Vicky Famous by the Light

vickyI want to start out by saying that for the most part, Vicky makes herself famous.
Vicki once told me she wanted to be a model. I knew she was close to the end of her life and being a model was one dream that would probably not come true for her. Or could it? I called my friend Randal Alhadeff (a wonderful photographer) and asked him if he would help. He certainly did. We brought the photographic equipment to the hospital and turned Vicki%u2019s room into a real photographic studio. There were wires and lights and cameras and reflectors and people all over the room. That afternoon, we took a series of stunning and memorable pictures, including the one above. It was amazing. Here was a child, hooked up to machines, totally nauseated from chemotherapy, and still running the show, making sure that nothing in the world was going to take the moment from her.
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