This guy kept taking pictures after his little brother started choking and the results are wild

Don't worry, everything turned out just fine.
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Shelby Slauer
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If someone started choking while you were doing a photoshoot, you'd keep taking pictures, right?

Well, maybe not. But that's exactly what photographer @TheRealAbdayy did during a recent photoshoot when his little brother started choking in the background. He decided to keep documenting, and regardless of what you think of his decision, the results are really something.

The first few images are scary.

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And people primarily responded on Twitter with shock, wondering if he turned out okay:

But Abdi held his ground.

Fortunately, there was a happy ending, as evidenced by the last photo. It's pretty clear his little brother recovered smoothly.

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If only we could all recover from choking with such grace and poise.

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Shelby does standup in NYC and contributes writing to nice places. Someday she wants a nice back porch. Follow her on Twitter or check out her website, why don't you.

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