Photo of the week

-- Crystal Lauderdale

In my first week at the Daily Pilot, I’ve learned that the folks in

this community do some pretty wild stuff. Andersen Elementary School

Principal Mary Manos, however, takes the cake. She went hog wild for her

students.

The joy of photography sometimes stems from the people you come in

contact with, rather than the resulting image. Manos, her staff and her

students were an awesome group to encounter and a privilege to

photograph. The kids, who raised $3,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation,

were boiling with excitement at Manos’ stunt, and she had the good nature

to not only kiss a pig once, but several times for their amusement.

The challenge in this situation was a pig who not only didn’t want to

be kissed, but didn’t want to come out of its trailer either. Manos

skillfully lured the pig out, though, with marshmallow kisses. The kids

were ecstatic, I got a fun photo and everyone had a good laugh.