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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...
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....
Aug 6, 2018 · The /r/lastimages subreddit is, as the name suggests, a place for people to share the last images taken of people before their death. Between the purported final photos of public figures...
Apr 3, 2024 · Tragedy often strikes when least expected, and sometimes only a single poignant photograph captured the final moment before a person’s (or persons’) life — unbeknownst to them — was ...
May 27, 2015 · In the back of our minds, we know we're going to die. But what does it look like just before it happens? These death photos reveal how mundane the end can look.
Nov 21, 2023 · These haunting death photos of loved ones before they died tell a powerful story of grief, love, and loss. They show why you shouldn’t take people for granted.
Dec 16, 2020 · Photography offered a new way to remember a loved one after death — and many Victorian death photos became family portraits of sorts. They often depicted mothers cradling their deceased children or fathers watching over their children's deathbeds.