This article tells the story of Jacqueline Nyetipei Kiplimo, who chose to help a disabled runner during the 2010 Zheng-Kai Marathon, ultimately sacrificing her first-place win. It also features an interview with Emma Finch, an analog film and darkroom educator who shares her passion for vintage photography.
While you’re at it, don’t forget to check out a conversation with award-winning analog film and darkroom educator and owner of, Emma Finch, who kindly agreed to share a few tips with those who want to achieve a vintage photo look in the modern age.Jacqueline Nyetipei Kiplimo did something that stunned the world during the 2010 Zheng-Kai Marathon when she witnessed a disabled competitor struggling to drink water who was a double amputee.
Instead of seeing her moment to run ahead of this struggling athlete, she ran along side of him from the 6.2 mile mark to the 23 mile mark (10km mark to the 38km mark), helping him drink water at all of the watering stations. The aide that she so compassionately provided her fellow competitor slowed her run time down and caused her to lose her first place position and place 2nd in the race — costing her the win and the $10,000 cash prize. Jacqueline Nyetipei Kiplimo showed the world that day that to her, being compassionate and helping one another was more important than winning a race that she had been preparing for her entire life. Emma Finch, has a deep love for vintage photography, particularly for everything that has to do with glamour, femininity, and elegance of the 40s and 50s, the Golden Age of Hollywood, Film Noir, and the Roaring 20s. “I have always been captivated by the glamour, the elegance, and the femininity of the Golden Age of Hollywood. I love the rich colours and the dramatic lighting,” she tellsOrgone Accumulator, A Device Sold In The 1950s To Allow A Person Sitting Inside To Attract Orgone, A Massless 'Healing Energy' The FDA noted that one purchaser, a college professor, knew it was'phony' but found it'helpful because his wife sat quietly in it for four hours every da
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