This photo was sent in as a submission to February's 
 Jump Because Challenge + Contest: Show Us Your Love! and 
has been chosen as the winner!  Thank you to Ophelia for this lovely jump & story. 
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Jump because story of Ophelia and Matthew

"We met each other during last year of graduation. He was attending on social and NGO work but I was working on national defense and security. Two different paths. Four months later, he was sent to India for his first mission. I followed him without second thoughts. We were based in the south but we took few days to travel in North india. I was sick a couple days but the Taj Mahal could not be missed. This picture is our love, what we have shared together, all memories that we got together and the support that we provide each other. We finally stayed six months in India. It was 15 months ago. And you know what? We are now back to India, without return!"
 
 
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"We jump because we're so incredibly excited to be playing in the warm India rain!"        - Evan

Bangalore, India
 
 
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"I jump because I'm at Dhankar Monastery in the Himalayas and love Tibetan monks!" - Emily

Spiti Valley, India
 
 
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"I jump because of incredible India!" - Ophélie

Taj Mahal, India
 
 
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"We jumped 1500 ft above the sea level because it was out of the world feeling as if we owned the world." - Deepak

Saputara Gujarat, India
 
 
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"I jump because I am at the freakin' TAJ MAHAL! ...And because I make great faces when I jump (clearly) :)." -Katie

Check out her website at: http://www.vimeo.com/katierowland

Taj Mahal, Agra, India
 
 
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"We jump for Jonny. We jump for hope, and for the reminder to truly live while we are alive." -Robin, Sara, and Lily

In memory of Jonny Copp and his friends Micah Dash and Wade Johnson.
Check out his Adventure Film Festival at www.adventurefilm.org.

Boulder, Colorado
 
 

Some special jumps...

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Jonny jumps in Indian Creek, Moab, Utah.
Photo thanks to Dylan Taylor
 
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Jonny jumps in Nandavan Meadows, Gharwal Himalayas, India.
Photo thanks to Dylan Taylor
 

 
 
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"I jumped because the Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful places on earth ;-)"               - Michelle

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

 
 

"Ginger hearts the Taj Mahal!" - Diane

Agra, India

 
 

"The boy looked over and noticed the camera. His eyes had a sparkle of mischief, a smile forming on his face. 'You want to take picture? He jump.' I looked over to a man he was pointing at, standing on a far ledge, watching others swim. He began to yell at this young man in his local dialect, who eagerly took off his shirt and began to walk towards the lip of the edge. For a moment he stood there, unsure with trepidation before simply stepping off. For a brief moment he flew, not making a sound until he splashed into the well below." - Bernard, photographer

http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniesiao/2470984074/

Hyderabad, India