I was photographing heart surgery and after a couple of hours got bored. But I had to stay in the operating room, so I got an idea. Take a picture of myself to prove my existance in that room.

I set a camera up on a small table located near the patient's feet. I set it on self-timer and then hurried back to my perch right above the patient's heart.

Right about the time I began to "photograph" again a photo was taken - automatically - by my remote camera. Funny thing about the photo was it was pretty easy to do, but when the surgeon, Bill Cohn, saw it he was impressed at the idea and execution. I thought my photo paled in comparison to his ability to operate on a beating heart. The take-home lesson was that we we were both struck by the others' imagination. I like being around people who keep pushing.