movingfinger Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 This is a nice story on how apparently mundane snapshot family photography, through persistence and consistency, can turn into a profound historical photo essay: Parents Wave Farewell 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I think it’s a sweet series of snapshots. The point, if any, seems to be its lack of profoundness. I think ‘sentimental’ is a more apt description. It adds up to a personal memento and it’s why such snapshots can matter, often more to the family than to strangers. "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrell Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 What a powerful and moving photo-essay. Thanks for sharing this! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moving On Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I see it as indeed profound. You do not have to know these people at all to be moved by the changes and depth of the last photo. Good insightful photo essay. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 You never realize how precious and fleeting are those moments, until you're the ones standing in the driveway, waving. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrykelly Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 This is a long-form photo essay...New Yorker is the perfect place for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Cavan Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Very impactful. You know what the ending is going to be, but you're drawn to it regardless. The very ordinariness of the photos is what makes this such a compelling narrative. It's every day, for most families, over a couple of generations. Thank you for sharing it. Dave Cavan https://davecavanphotographics.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
httpwww.photo.netbarry Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 You all might also enjoy Larry Towell's "The World From My Front Porch" really great photography in my opinion and a deeply touching theme, I think. The World from My Front Porch • Larry Towell • Magnum Photos Its basically a documentary series he did of his family at mostly family gatherings over time. Similar in someways to the OP. Check it out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 The World from My Front Porch • Larry Towell • Magnum Photos Thanks, Barry, a compelling series full of life, movement, expression, interaction, some haunting and some tender and some unusual scenes, and significant moments that reach out to me as viewer. "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supriyo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 The last photo is the most emotional for me, the curtain drops. No more byes. End of an era. We don’t realize how we much we will miss them, when our loved ones are around. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tholte Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 This series of photographs reminds me why I take photographs. Thanks for posting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moving On Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 The last photo is the most emotional for me, the curtain drops. No more byes. End of an era. We don’t realize how we much we will miss them, when our loved ones are around. Exactly the same for me. I can think of no pain greater than goodbye. I suppose it is proportional to the Love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Photos un-viewable here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supriyo Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Try childbirth :) We are not talking about physical pain, but emotional pain. Childbirth causes great physical pain that usually (not always) culminates into happiness and hope. Goodbye in this context signifies permanent loss (inevitability and lack of power to stop a loved one from fading into nothingness), and the pain lasts forever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Since a lot of people are estranged from or even disowned by parents (thankfully not the case with me), I wonder if a photo essay of such parents through their deaths would have a very different tone, even though for many losing even a reviled parent can still cause psychic pain. I don’t see much emotional pain in any of these photos, to be honest, though I think the pain being read in is real if also a little sticky. "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrell Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) With a few exceptions, I've only ever visited my local (biennial) photo festival, for which I've been a volunteer for a couple of years. In past exhibitions I've been seriously impressed by photographers who have spent 5-10 years documenting their 'story'. One of the curators of my local photo festival (who I know personally) has - for 7 years - pursued a 'personal project': Reinout van den Bergh | Eboundja ) Edited March 12, 2020 by mikemorrell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moving On Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Try childbirth :) I went through it once, but that’s been about 60 years ago and I don’t recall any pain at all....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I went through it once, but that’s been about 60 years ago and I don’t recall any pain at all....... Next time, pay more attention! :) 1 "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supriyo Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Birth / physical pain <—> death / mental pain Flip sides of the same coin that’s life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Birth and death can’t be reduced to either an equation or a sentimental platitude. Death does not = pain or physical pain for many. Having been by the side of both my parents and several friends through their deaths, there was an awesome sense of the release from physical and emotional pain. And, as the remaining survivor, I by no means experienced a monotone of emotions like ‘pain.’ There was also relief, gratitude, and joy at the memories. I just can’t create a death equation, and photographs on the subject I’d be most drawn to wouldn’t do that either. "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Death as natural a part of living as birth, yet most humans cannot or will not accept the simple fact of their own demise. We don't even use the words "died" or "dead". People "pass" or "pass away", or are "gone". Death is the single absolute in life. Death will happen to us all. It may be brutal, unexpected, swift, timely, lovely, and many other things- including completely natural & slow in coming- as in Ms Dikeman's photo series of her parents' farewells- a sweet, acute, & finite timeline which seems almost nonchalant or unintentional in its making- although in the it end becomes a powerful, moving statement on life, living changes, aging, and love. Though the series takes place in what feels like a typical U.S. suburban lifestyle-type setting, its appeal is atypical & universal, crossing cultural and societal boundaries- because most of can relate directly to the subject matter. Photo projects like this always take me by surprise. I think this kind of work, documenting a family or lifestyle long term is a labor of love. Intentional or not, photographic works of this kind almost always have some relatable impact. Thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briangimbli Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 LOVESTORY is my favorite shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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