15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
A renewal of life

Ben Ellis, a man with stage 4 Esophogeal cancer baptizes his daughter in his last two months of life alongside the pastor of his church. Ellis, an incredible man who touched the hearts of all of his students, also touched the hearts of a nation with a video that went viral in September 2016 of 400+ students singing outside his window in his last week of life.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Franklin, TN, Tennessee, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T5i
Copyright: © grace roper