The Dignity of One More Day
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On Mother's Day, May 8 2005, my best friend of 15 years unexpectedly passed away from a coronary embolism; she was 42. I wish we could have had... just one more day.
On Mother's Day, May 8 2005, my best friend of 15 years unexpectedly passed away from a coronary embolism; she was 42. I wish we could have had... just one more day.
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Rebecca Sexton Larson is a Tampa, Florida-based studio artist working with alternative photographic processes. Below, she shares some images from her “Visual Diary Series”, as well as an explanation of the alternative processes used to create them. From the artist: … Continue reading →