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So I was on the way home from shooting in Boko temple a couple of weeks ago when a friend of mine called me, asking whether I could come over immediately to the house of a former lecturer of mine. His youngest daughter just passed away that morning, and I was asked to help documenting the funeral. Never did this kinda job before, I actually hesitated for a moment, but in the end I really couldn't say no.

As I had predicted, it wasn't a pleasant situation to shoot. Specially when I was around the grieving family, God it felt weird. Them with tears and all, and then there's me with a camera in hands... Perhaps because I knew the people that made it harder. Then again perhaps it didn't matter at all.

Didn't go there in hope of getting some good frames or anything, but... this one basically shows the general atmosphere around the family of the deceased on that day.

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Given 2007-04-27

grief by *shinsenfreak Honestly, I've never photographed a funeral or memorial or whatever it is which people do when someone dies. Perhaps it's because i don't go to those events. But deviants who make photographs like this allow me to see what their eyes saw. This one made me particularly sad. A very effective photograph in that context. The stoicism of the man. The grieving wife. The baby. And I think that composition is spot on. Very well done. (Suggested by `tanya-n and Featured by `cweeks)

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~95101 Apr 23, 2007, 1:20:38 AM
Your best photograph to date. Subtle, simple and poignant.

Well done.
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~crocobile Apr 23, 2007, 2:31:17 AM
that's the kind of photograph you could see in the WPP award . great

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-O . Life is short : ride hard .
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~kerian Apr 23, 2007, 5:44:37 AM
Great photograph. I like how you managed to just show the family members' faces even if they're surrounded by others. The photograph is reduced to the necessary and it works damn well. And technically the tones look pretty nice to me :p Definitely one of your best shots, if not the best.
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`tanya-n Apr 23, 2007, 11:44:26 AM
This is so sad and poignant. It must have been quite a challenge shooting there.. well done. You've managed to illustrate the mood with this shot.
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`tanya-n Apr 23, 2007, 11:45:30 AM
Do you know how she died by the way?
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~Treamus Apr 23, 2007, 4:37:01 PM
A fine photograph, it is so simple yet conveys so much. I just wondering in Ireland photos are usualy forbiden during a funeral service, although photos are taken at the wake afterwards.
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~shinsenfreak Apr 23, 2007, 4:44:17 PM
Kidney disease. They said she had contracted it since infant.

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