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The actual experience itself was the important part and you're very lucky that someone else was taking the pictures so you could be fully present in the moment while it was going on. If all you were doing was looking at it through a camera lense, it would've been a very limited vantage point of the whole experience. And it definitely would not be the same as seeing it all from beginning to end uninterrupted and unencumbered by a camera.
I am very guilty of allowing my desire to hoard pictures of my experiences to take over my ability to be there present in the moment. The biggest offending events are concerts. I am literally taking picture after picture during the whole show and pretty much missing the whole thing! It drives my friend who comes with me to every show crazy! This one time she yelled at me that I was missing the entire thing cause I was so busy taking pics and in that moment I realized she was right.
I still take pics during shows, but I try as much as I can to limit it so I can see the performance and be fully present as it's unfolding in front of me. I've shelled out thousands of dollars on concerts so it's necessary to give myself a wake-up call every once in a while.
So anyway, my point is, it's the experience itself - the being there and truly being aware of every detail and every feeling you're having in that moment - that really counts. Pictures are great but you can also just buy post cards and download more professional pics from online that will be far better quality after the fact.
I agree with LiaLia. It's possible they are not receiving your emails. Or, perhaps they are unable to send an attachment and are too embarrassed to reply.
Do you know anyone else in India who can send an email on your behalf. I'd consider that a last ditch effort. Then let it go!
It's not like you went on the trip just to get a picture. You had the experience. You don't really need the picture. Don't know about you, but I can't remember the last time I wanted to sit around looking at pics of me from past vacations. You just don't need it, so just get over it and forget about it.
I feel awful for trusting them. They seemed like nice folks but turned out to be such jerks. I am depressed now and looking for ways to cope with this disaster.
This was a bucket list adventure for me and I have no pucs of it. I now will have to plan to go back but probably not going to happen for a few years at least
Any similar thing happen to anyone here? Why are people such jerks? If they had not made false promises would've just used my own cam!!
Wow--strong words. I don't think they are "jerks". People are busy. They have not put the same importance of it as you have.
I am sorry this happened to you. However--your trip of a lifetime lives in your heart and memories.
Cope by sitting back in a quiet spot and reliving the moment in your memory of the event.
It will make you feel happy.
This did happen to me once. I used to have nightmares about flying over water and falling. There was at a time in my life when I was facing some fears and very anxious. I decided on a trip to Florida I would go parasailing to "face a fear." My son agreed to go with me. The other family on the boat agreed to take some pictures of us. They had my email address, but I never did get the pics. Oh, well. Still remember the awesome moments with my son.
I took another waterproof backup cam that I had but it had a weak battery.
Is there no such thing as personal responsibility here? Why are you blaming this other couple for you not making sure you had enough fresh batteries before you went in the first place?
What if they hadn't offered to help? You'd be in the same position you're in now. So write it off and move on with your life. Check back with them with a polite email at a decent interval and let it go. You were not entitled to their free photography services, and if they cannot follow through on what they offered, that's not really something you get to quibble over as you have no idea what may or may not be going on in their lives.
Look, I'll be blunt: If you go through life with this kind of attitude, you will end up living a very unhappy life.
I lost a camera on a trip of a lifetime and while I did pick up a new camera later on during the trip, there were some days where I simply don't have pictures. Does that somehow mean I didn't have the experience or make the experience less valid? Absolutely not!
Most of the time when I talk about the trip- it's just that. I talk about it. I'm not showing pictures of it to other people. I'm just recounting my experiences of what I experienced with my own 5 senses. Those are still more important to me than the pictures I ended up taking. I think about that trip fondly, but rarely ever look at the pictures I took now that it's been 11 years since the trip.
It's not like you went on the trip just to get a picture. You had the experience. You don't really need the picture. Don't know about you, but I can't remember the last time I wanted to sit around looking at pics of me from past vacations. You just don't need it, so just get over it and forget about it.
But how is she gonna post it on Facebook?
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Wow--strong words. I don't think they are "jerks". People are busy. They have not put the same importance of it as you have. 
