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I Photographed This Couple In Their 90s Who Has Been Together For 72 Years To Show What True Love Looks Like (16 Pics)
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I Photographed This Couple In Their 90s Who Has Been Together For 72 Years To Show What True Love Looks Like (16 Pics)

My Sentimental Photos Show The Undying Love Of This Elderly Couple That Has Been Married For 68 Years (16 Pics)I Took Photos Of An Elderly Couple That Has Been Together For 72 yearsI Gifted A Photoshoot To The Elderly Couple So That I Could Showcase Their Eternal Love (16 Pics)I Took 16 Photos That Capture The Essence Of Eternal Love Between This Elderly CoupleI Took Pictures Of A Couple That Has Been Married For 68 YearsI Photographed A Couple Who Has Been Happily Married For 68 Years (16 Pics)I Photographed This Couple In Their 90s Who Has Been Together For 72 Years To Show What True Love Looks Like (16 Pics)My Sentimental Photos Show This Elderly Couple That Has Been Married For 68 Years (16 Pics)I Took 16 Photos That Capture The Undying Love Of This Elderly Couple That Has Been Married For 68 YearsI Photographed This Couple In Their 90s Who Have Been Together For 72 Years To Show The Essence Of Eternal Love (16 Pics)
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She was only 18 when she first laid eyes on him at a hospital, and he himself had only recently returned from serving in World War II as a Royal Engineer.

As a photographer and visual storyteller, I teach my photography students to always look for stories that can give us hope and a promise that love can be eternal.

When I got the opportunity to run a photography masterclass in Wales, I had to visit Mel and Vera to gift them images that would showcase their eternal love.

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    “I wanted him to be mine the moment I saw him, and I got him!” Vera (now 90) says as she blushes

    72 years of being together (4 years of courting and 68 years of marriage) hasn’t weathered their love at all, as Mel (now 95) jokes back, “I would have got off sooner with a life sentence!”

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    During the course of the photoshoot, I asked them what is the secret to a happy marriage, and they said, “You’ve got to stick at it. Stand by each other, always”

    “Take the rough with the smooth, and as long as you’ve got one another, you can take on anything”

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    Mel and Vera have overcome many obstacles in their lives together, one being this worldwide pandemic that has made them stay away from their children, grand and great-grandchildren owing to social distancing rules

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    However, even so, they strictly believe that having each other to lean on has been their biggest blessing in life

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    So, here they are

    Mel and Vera, forever united as one

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    Sujata Setia

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    Sujata from But Natural Photograp is a UK based, multi-award winning photographer and story-teller. Her images pull the audiences into an avalanche of colourful narratives. Widely regarded as one of the fastest growing photographers of England, Sujata’s works have won several awards and been published internationally including Forbes, The Daily Mail, Good Housekeeping Magazine and Country Living Magazine amongst others.

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    Sujata Setia

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    Sujata from But Natural Photograp is a UK based, multi-award winning photographer and story-teller. Her images pull the audiences into an avalanche of colourful narratives. Widely regarded as one of the fastest growing photographers of England, Sujata’s works have won several awards and been published internationally including Forbes, The Daily Mail, Good Housekeeping Magazine and Country Living Magazine amongst others.

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    Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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    Diana Lopetaitė

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    Moderator, BoredPanda staff

    Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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    Bob Belcher
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful. My grandparents are celebrating their 73rd this year. They're both in their mid 90s and they both still drive lol. Still live on their own with little help from my mother who lives two streets over. I hope I can enjoy the same.

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    Bob Belcher
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful. My grandparents are celebrating their 73rd this year. They're both in their mid 90s and they both still drive lol. Still live on their own with little help from my mother who lives two streets over. I hope I can enjoy the same.

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