A Letter to My Daughters: Mother’s Day After a Death
Dear Girls, You are probably vaguely aware that Mother’s Day is on Sunday (that’s in 6 sleeps). I want you to know I love the hot plate, or potted flower, or handprint, or whatever you made me. I will...
View ArticlePhotography How To: Photographing Symbols
If you follow ’What’s Your Grief’ you know we think artistic expression is a great way to deal with grief. We specifically recommend using photography because it’s versatile, accessible, and easy to...
View ArticleLife Goes On: A Backspac.es Photostory
As promised last week when discussing my Father’s Day plans, part of my day included creating a backspac.es story. For those who haven’t checked out backspac.es, it is an app that allows you to...
View ArticleWomp-womp Call to Action: Be Grateful
I think I’ve been a bit of a womp-womp lately. Womp-Womp: A person acting needlessly bummed out or negative toward everything Synonyms: A ‘Debbie Downer’ Last night my suspicions were confirmed when my...
View ArticleGetting Our Instagram On
Newsflash: We love photography. We are strong believers in art’s capacity to connect, heal, and communicate and feel that photography is one of the most accessible art forms us regular folks have to...
View ArticleThe 9/11 Memorial: One Tourist’s Perspective
9/11 is my flashbulb memory. I remember exactly where I was sitting when the first plane hit the World Trade Center, setting off a furry of confusion and questioning, and I remember the exact shirt I...
View ArticleLitsa and Eleanor build a Day of the Dead Altar
Because..why not? Actually, that’s not why. Here’s why… First of all, do you know what ‘Day of the Dead’ is? In brief, the ‘Day of the Dead’ is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around...
View ArticleArt Inspired by Grief: Photo Essay Edition
You know, just once I’d like to do something meaningful in life and not have it tie back to my mother. Why? I don’t know, just because. Sometimes I worry my family, friends, and regular readers at...
View ArticleDear Photograph: Old memories in a new time
This post is inspired by ‘Dear Photograph’, “where people take pictures of pictures, from the past, in the present”; where the romance of our memories meets the reality of the present; and where our...
View ArticleExploring Grief Through Photography: Photographing Emotion and Mood
When dealing with grief you should use every tool in your toolbox. You probably already rely on your tools of rational and emotional intellect to learn about yourself and your experiences; but what...
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