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1. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-36389581Taken from life: The unsettling art of death photography - BBC

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   Jun 4, 2016 · Photographs of loved ones taken after they died may seem morbid to modern sensibilities. But in Victorian England, they became a way of commemorating the dead and blunting the sharpness of...

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3. time.com › photographing-the-deadPhotographing the Dead: Jeffrey Silverthorne's Morgue - TIME

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   The 22 large-format photographs of corpses are intimate but discreet. In Silverthorne’s postscript to the book, he notes that when he made these photographs, he was 25 years old, had been...

4. www.mdolla.com › 2012 › 05Stiff Pose Victorian Postmortem photography (140 Pics) - mdolla

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   May 19, 2012 · Many postmortem photographs were close-ups of the face or shots of the full body. The deceased were usually depicted to appear as if they were in a deep sleep, or else arranged to appear more life-like. Children were often shown on a couch or in a crib, often posed with a favorite toy.

5. discover.hubpages.com › art › The-Truth-BehindThe Truth Behind Victorian Post-Mortem Photography

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   Dec 8, 2012 · In fact, post-mortem photographs were many times the only photographs of children under the age of one because the mortality rate was so high. Many of them were identified as “anonymous” in the photos. Posing of the body into these positions was tricky but very ingeniously done.

6. www.atlasobscura.com › articles › victorian-postClearing Up Some Myths About Victorian ‘Postmortem’ Photographs

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   Oct 11, 2021 · Some of these very photos, Zohn says, are now circulating on the same blogs and listicles that claim stands were used to hold the dead.

7. www.reddit.com › r › deathnoteWas the english version of “Gods of Death who love apples ...

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   Light tells L that he believes the pictures were numbered incorrectly, as the phrase switching photos 2 and 3 makes more sense: “L, do you know Gods of Death love apples”. However, L says that the pictures ARE numbered correctly, and that there is a fourth message, “have red hands” (a fake).

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   Is a photo a postmortem of a dead person?

   • Other so-called postmortems are often assumed to be of dead people because something seems “spooky.” Too-stiff posture, unnatural-looking eyes, or eerie shadows can easily start a photo’s postmortem career, and much of this supposed evidence is, again, just evidence of an older photography system.

   Clearing Up Some Myths About Victorian ‘Postmortem’ Photographs

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   Are snapshots a death knell for art?

   • The advent of snapshots sounded the death knell for the art - as most families would have photographs taken in life. Now, these images of men, women and children stoically containing their grief in order to preserve the likeness of a taken-too-soon loved one, continue to live up to their name.

   Taken from life: The unsettling art of death photography

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   What was a picture of a deceased person like?

   • The deceased were usually depicted to appear as if they were in a deep sleep, or else arranged to appear more life-like. Children were often shown on a couch or in a crib, often posed with a favorite toy. It was not uncommon to photograph very young children with a family member, most frequently the mother.

   Stiff Pose Victorian Postmortem photography (140 Pics) - mdolla

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   Why do people take pictures of loved ones after they die?

   • In this picture, the youngest child has died and is propped against a stand for the picture Photographs of loved ones taken after they died may seem morbid to modern sensibilities. But in Victorian England, they became a way of commemorating the dead and blunting the sharpness of grief.

   Taken from life: The unsettling art of death photography

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   Why were the postmortem photos taken?

   • The film’s postmortem photos appeared Victorian but were taken specifically for production to prevent moviegoers from contacting the studio and demanding money, claiming to be the descendants of the people in the photos.

   Clearing Up Some Myths About Victorian ‘Postmortem’ Photographs

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   What appears in photographs?

   • What appears in photographs is “what has been, and is no more.” All photographs of people fall into one of two categories: images of people who are dead, or images of people who will be dead. The best photographs are haunted by this inevitability.

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9. www.featureshoot.com › 2014 › 11Confronting Photos Reveal What Happens After We Die

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   Nov 13, 2014 · Confronting Photos Reveal What Happens After We Die. By Ellyn Kail on November 13, 2014. For About Dying, Denmark-based photographer Cathrine Ertmann chronicles the enigmatical journey of the deceased from death until burial. While keeping her subjects’ identities anonymous, she records the stages of death, including autopsies and cremations ...