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Thai Pham's avatar

Such a moving tribute to a very talented artist. Xoxo

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

Cam on, Thai. She was, and is.

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Karen's avatar

Thank you for sharing this, Andrea. I'll never look at the photos again in the same way!

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

Greatly appreciate your taking time to take note and also comment.

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Kristin Donnelly's avatar

What a beautiful tribute, Andrea. So sorry for your loss and the loss for our industry. Sending love to you and to Aubrie's family.

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

Thanks, Kristin. Not having Aubrie's special light shine on food media is something no one could have anticipated at this stage of her career and life.

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Andie F. Nguyen's avatar

I'm sorry for your loss, Andrea. I didn't know of Aubrie's legacy until this moment, thank you for sharing this farewell. Rest in Peace.

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

Thank you Andie. I was lucky to have Aubrie as a colleague in the last two books. She made them extra special.

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Sara Aase's avatar

I’m so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing this moving, beautiful tribute.

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

It's the least I could do for someone as special as Aubrie. Thank you.

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Emily's avatar

My heart goes out to Aubrie’s family and her loved ones. Thank you for sharing special memories of her, a light in many ways. 💫

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

Well said, Emily! Thank you.

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Dori Fern's avatar

Condolences to you and all the many people who so clearly adored Aubrie. Thanks for sharing your memories of this special human. May they remain a blessing to you always.

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

Her family suffers the most. They have prepared for this for a while but that doesn't mitigate the pain. Thank you, Dori.

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jude's avatar

thank you for sharing about aubrie, andrea.

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

It helped me to share Aubrie with other folks, Jude. Thank you.

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jude's avatar

yes!

you clearly had a lovely relationship with her and your books.

i loved reading about how she helped you choose your dedication page.

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CLA's avatar

That was beautiful.❤️

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

Thank you!

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Christina Loff's avatar

Beautiful words for Aubrie. Thanks for sharing that. I knew her briefly before she became a photographer and it was incredible to watch her career grow through the years.

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

It’s wonderful that your history with Aubrie goes back so far! A couple of folks mentioned meeting her when she started at 7x7 in SF. Part of grieving is sharing memories and identifying intersections. Thank you, Christina.

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Sonya's avatar

Beautiful genuine thoughtful words! Thank you for sharing.

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

It’s the least I could do.

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Katherine Schubert-Knapp's avatar

Thank you for sharing your lovely remembrance of Aubrie. The details behind the photos help illustrate how well she meshed her talent with yours.

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

She worked to make every image count. And, more importantly, she cared to make things extra special. Thank you.

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Kathy Stanford's avatar

Thank you for your memorial to her. My mom had 2 types of Lymphoma. She died in 2012. Her mom had Lymphoma & we lost her at 101. Both women were curious about this world, observant.My mom was a great cook...both my parents were..and passed that sense of Love & exploration to my sister & I. My Grandmother was an artist & painted whimsical scenes of Tampa, Florida. Both had been teachers too. I miss them both so much & cancers have taken others I love too. I know it’s hard & it doesn’t seem fair, with one so young. I am sorry for your loss. Big Hugs, from Zapopan Mexico.

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

Kathy -- thank you for sharing about your family's loss to lymphoma. Good health is precious wealth. So are family and friends. Take care in Mexico.

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Amy White's avatar

Thank you for sharing Aubrie’s story.

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

I greatly appreciate your reading and taking time to write a note, Amy.

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Lisa McManus's avatar

Others have already said better just what I feel. I Thank you for sharing your memories of Aubrie.

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

Thanks to Erik and her close family and friends, Aubrie's final journey wasn't alone. That's the best we can hope for.

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Jolene Handy's avatar

Beautiful tribute to Aubrie. ❤️

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Andrea Nguyen's avatar

Thank you, Jolene. Seems like there's more loss going around nowadays. Putting this tribute together helped to balance the grief.

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