My cousin is one of my favorite models. He can easily disconnect when I point the camera towards him. I like to think that it's our relationship that makes this possible. He can switch from laughing to being genuine in a second. I like him a lot. He is honest and humble. We don't keep in contact when I'm in Canada, but every time I come back, we act as if we haven't seen each other in a few days. He never asked me why I haven't written or called. 

He is happy to see me. He knows I love him. And I know he loves me too. When this happens, people don't need words to reinforce their feelings.

When I think of Pascani I feel something warm in my heart. For a second, I asked myself how I'd feel if my cousin and my grandmother weren't there. Boy, would I ever go there anymore? 

I always say: "I will visit Pascani." But what I actually mean is I will visit my cousin and my grandmother.

So the question is, am I associating Pascani with these two special people, or is it the other way around?

It might not even be important. I guess that what I'm trying to say is that, the same way a photograph communicates something different when juxtaposed to another image or object, our feelings for people depend on what we connect them with.