Michael Clancy, the photographer who snapped the photo in 1999 of Baby Samuel Armas reaching out of his mother's uterus to hold the finger of his surgeon, attended a pregnancy care center banquet last month, where he and Samuel's mother Julie spoke.
Wrote Michael in an email to me, "It was a God moment when at the end of her presentation, Samuel, at seven years old, climbed the stairs and took his place beside her at the podium. A standing ovation ensued and it was one of several times that night I more than teared up, I cried."
Here is a photo of Samuel and Michael, taken in March 2007.
And I know we've all seen it, but it's interesting to compare and acknowledge the miracle: Here is the photo Michael took of Samuel when he was a preborn baby, 21 weeks old, in 1999:
Also, since the airing of the April 3 House MD episode, wherein the above photo was reenacted, controversy has restirred about the photo, as Annie chronicled on PLB. Michael Clancy responds to those criticisms here.
How wonderful and amazingly detailed photograhy.
Certainly was emotive and truly shows how 'Life is so very special'.
Every good wishes to Samuel for the future.
Thank you for showing this vitally important message - we all should have a Respect for Life and this photograph - says it all.
Blessings to all.