Newlywed Demi Morris already knows that photos from her wedding day are beautiful.
But there are moments that may never make it into a frame or album, after one of two cameras used in the Sept. 23 shoot on White Rock’s waterfront was stolen.
“Every picture that we’ve seen so far is amazing,” Morris said Thursday. “It’s just such a shame.”
Vancouver photographer Christie Graham said her camera – one of two she was using Sunday – was stolen from her equipment bag around 4 p.m. while she was taking portraits of Morris and her husband Ryan on and near White Rock pier.
The Nikon D300 and 24-70mm lens are worth about $3,500, she said.
But it’s the loss of the memory card that was inside it that she’s particularly upset about.
It contained between 200 and 300 photos from the day, including shots of the wedding party getting ready for the big event. Fortunately, the bulk of photos from the shoot – about 1,500 – were on the camera she was using at the time of the theft.
“But they’re missing certain moments,” Graham said. “There was some moments on there that they will never get to see.”
The theft was reported to police. Graham and the Morrises have also been poring over online classified-sales sites and checking local pawn shops in hopes of recovering the equipment.
They’re hopeful that whoever took the camera will realize the personal value of the memory card and find a way to at least return that. Alternatively, if someone finds a deal on the camera online or at a pawn shop, that they’ll take steps to return it to its rightful owner.
Graham said the theft was the first she’s experienced in her career. And, she has learned from it.
“When I got home that night I wrote down every serial number in my equipment bag,” she said, noting that fellow photographers have been inspired to do the same.
“It is a lesson to be learned. I’m happy that I learned it in a situation that wasn’t as negative as it could’ve been.”
Morris said aside from the theft, the day was “perfect.”
Anyone with information on the theft or who comes across the camera gear may contact Graham at 604-836-3669 or White Rock RCMP at 778-593-3600.