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And one of the few pictures of me that year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629bbf78894a462d58b8002f/f4423ae6-1c33-4b0e-a4ec-606d87ee5c4d/Lewicki-NormanSeef.jpg Articles - Moved to tears - Make it stand out Chris Lewicki as photographed by Norman Seeff (2004). I first shared this story during a photography session in JPL’s Mars testbed [3], a session I was assisting with, and the listener was none other than Norman Seef [4]— the legendary rock and roll photographer whose iconic images are instantly recognizable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629bbf78894a462d58b8002f/e16b4e9e-d263-4632-b013-95db7213157a/h_spirit_lewicki_02.jpg Articles - Moved to tears - Make it stand out It worked. We did it. Tears of joy. 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