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[lizish]

Very sad news. My memories of Sitan are all good, especially the wonderful photos.  

Rest in Peace and this is a real shame.

[BlueCordFFA]

Goodbye Bastian x

[OneArpeggioPete]

looking back with that famous 20/20 hindsight it seems he was the kind of guy who was ready and able to help anyone but himself. :( so, so sad... i was thinking of him not so long ago wondering how life was treating him, and then this news. a true loss to the world. r.i.p., stian... :(

[In the Corner]

Like the others, I am shocked and very sad to learn this news, but do appreciate knowing.  So many times people leave here and we never know if they've simply moved on or if something like this has happened.

Sincere condolences to Stian's family and friends.

[slinky1]

Rest in peace.

[DericksHam]

surprising. he sounded like a interesting and down-to-earth chap. for whatever he took his life, i hope he finally found peace in it.

[MurmursAdministrator]

I hate having to post things like this :/

[zveozdi]

Stian tenía una sensibilidad única y creo que fuimos lo suficiente afortunados como para que la compartiera con nosotros. También creo que esa misma sensibilidad, tan frágil y delicada fue la que hizo que este mundo fuera demasiado para él. Es una pena haber perdido una persona tan bella, nunca vamos a saber cuantas vidas más habría podido inspirar. Lo que si quiero que sepan es que yo fui una de ellas y por eso voy a estar siempre agradecida.

Descansa en paz.

[capi]

I'm so sorry that the beautiful world Bastian captured in his photos was no longer enough to keep him here.

There is something ineffably sad that we would be unaware of the loss of one in our community for over 2 years.

May he rest in peace.

[Leilani]

Sad news - R.I.P.

[Martine]

ethank said:

I hate having to post things like this :/

I can imagine. And only think of all the people nobody follows up on. Unfortunately, there must be more stories like this out there.
I hope not many...

[stipeeyes]

That's really sad news.  I remember when people were trying to track him down.  

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There is something ineffably sad that we would be unaware of the loss of one in our community for over 2 years.

It really is.  

I had to report that JeanneK died just in September but at least I could tell everyone right away.  It's really hard when you find out someone has died a long while after.

[zeppelino]

Very sad news, hopefully he's at peace now.

[afte4hou4s]

he will be missed around here. never forgotten.


thanks for letting us know, ethan.

[rosie]

this is very sad.  may you rest in peace, stian.

sue

[grandpaboy]

This is terrible. RIP Bastian.

[Elax]

I saw this the other night, but was at a loss for words. Still am. This is terrible news. I never really interacted that much with Stian, certainly never spoke to him off the board or anything, but he was one of those people who, even years after last interacting with him in any form, I still held in high regards and thought of every now and then. And then to find out this...so sad.

[wagtail]

Elax said:

I saw this the other night, but was at a loss for words. Still am. This is terrible news. I never really interacted that much with Stian, certainly never spoke to him off the board or anything, but he was one of those people who, even years after last interacting with him in any form, I still held in high regards and thought of every now and then. And then to find out this...so sad.

I think about it a lot still too.  I wonder if he had any idea at all what a positive impact he had on so many people?  

To be honest I don't know whether to love or hate this medium sometimes.  It's great that it brings you closer to so many people, but...and I don't know if others have felt this.....but mourning someone you never met is a strange process, and I find myself not really knowing how to deal with the many thoughts that cross my mind when I think of Bastian.  

Anyhow, I think of him often.....when I am composing a photographing or daydreaming about some adventure I'd like to have to places far-flung..places I'm not sure I have the courage to go on my own.  I think of Stian at those moments and my admiration for him grows each time.

[Sweet Fanny Addams]

wagtail said:

I think about it a lot still too.  I wonder if he had any idea at all what a positive impact he had on so many people?  

I wonder, too. Stian was very generous, sharing his photos and ideas and never asked for acknowledgment for them.
I hope he did realize how many people he had touched. Would it have made a difference in the end? Probably not.

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To be honest I don't know whether to love or hate this medium sometimes.  It's great that it brings you closer to so many people, but...and I don't know if others have felt this.....but mourning someone you never met is a strange process, and I find myself not really knowing how to deal with the many thoughts that cross my mind when I think of Bastian.  

Anyhow, I think of him often.....when I am composing a photographing or daydreaming about some adventure I'd like to have to places far-flung..places I'm not sure I have the courage to go on my own.  I think of Stian at those moments and my admiration for him grows each time.

I think of him too, especially when I see a particularly moving photograph.
He was a true one off. I'm still sorry the world has lost Stian.
We didn't know him but we were moved by him and his contributions. It's just so tragic that his pain was greater then his wish to hang on.

[MurmursAdministrator]

Sweet Fanny Addams said:

I wonder, too. Stian was very generous, sharing his photos and ideas and never asked for acknowledgment for them.
I hope he did realize how many people he had touched. Would it have made a difference in the end? Probably not.


I think of him too, especially when I see a particularly moving photograph.
He was a true one off. I'm still sorry the world has lost Stian.
We didn't know him but we were moved by him and his contributions. It's just so tragic that his pain was greater then his wish to hang on.

I'm thankful for the past 16 years that I've been able to run and be part of something that let me know so many people. It hasn't always been easy. We lost people through death, through attrition, through fights, through life. But I'd never give up what I gained, even through what is lost.