Late Repentance

Summary

Ronan spent six years photographing wildlife, and I stayed by his side as he rose from an unknown amateur to a signed professional.

During his hardest year, I drained my savings for him—camera lenses, off-road rentals, shooting permits. Last year, when he was nominated for an international award, I asked if I could join him in the Yukon to see the timber wolves he always talked about. He didn’t look up, just kept wiping his lens. “Conditions are too brutal. You aren’t cut out for it.” I said okay and never asked again.