This is a type of photography I could never imagine doing

Mjollnir

http://imgur.com/gallery/Po7i1?desktop=1

As great a bit of storytelling with photos as I've ever seen, but heartbreaking in the end.

I have no idea how he had the strength to do it.

Thrill

Powerful stuff. I found the last few photos gut wrenching.

pullandbang

Awesome stuff. Exactly what photography was made for.

Have a look at Darcy Padilla and her Julie Project.

syklops

Yeah Im not clicking any further in that. Its not been a great day as it is. Heart wrenching pictures of cancer treatment inst going to improve things.

Balfey1972

Wow powerful stuff. Thanks for the share

Mjollnir

pullandbang wrote: »

Awesome stuff. Exactly what photography was made for.

Have a look at Darcy Padilla and her Julie Project.

I did, thanks.

It's harder than what I posted.

Wow.

Diesel

Beautiful ! A pure tribute....

A year ago, and a bit. I took an image of my dad in his hospice bed, the day he arrived and was wheeled out to the garden. I took another on Dollymount strand during a break from overnight vigil. Daybreak, an hour before his passing. I was back by his bedside in time.


I never regret taking those pictures.


rgds


http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhshelley/7960120286/

amdgilmore

If you're interested in the above, check out Jamie Livingston. His body of work pops up on blogs from time to time, so some of you may already have seen it.

For those of you who haven't heard of him, he took a polaroid a day, every day, for about twenty years, right up to his death from a brain tumour in 1996. The last series of photos are pretty sad.

Einhard

Man, had a look at that Julie Project series. So f*cking sad it's unbelievable. Hope it makes some kind of difference.

AnimalRights

I could do that...I also would love to do more candid's at funerals. I've taken a small view but have had to be very careful.

bellinter

Jesus... seriously heart-breaking stuff. Great work.

mumof2

Puts our problems into some perspective..........How did he manage it!!

Diesel

mumof2 wrote: »

Puts our problems into some perspective..........How did he manage it!!

How he managed it - One assumes out of love of his girlfriend.
He's a photographer, not a doctor ( I assume) - it was his way of coping and expressing his love.
Photography is what we do when not working !!

Promac

This came up before here. Heartbreaking story but it's exactly what photography is about, in my opinion. Showing people things they would never see otherwise.

mumof2

Diesel wrote: »

How he managed it - One assumes out of love of his girlfriend.
He's a photographer, not a doctor ( I assume) - it was his way of coping and expressing his love.
Photography is what we do when not working !!

Totally agree, and I didn't mean anything other than I have great respect for the man, being able to do such fantastic work, despite his (and her) circumstances.......I also feel it must have been hard for her too in a way having photographs taken of you when your most vulnerable, but in another way, it was the least of her worries:(

It is absolutely wonderful that there are photographers out there that do this, as it certainly is something we don't see often enough...........

I don't know if I could/would do it if it were within my reach to do so........

dinneenp

reminds me of http://www.dayswithmyfather.com/

Great photos and heart wrenching stuff.