The most memorable photograph I’ve seen in the past couple of years
This photo as described by Greg Hines “I find it an unspeakably poignant image; I come back to it again and again. The remarkable physical beauty of the young woman, the angel-wing-like curves of her hunched shoulder blades, the soft backlighting, the bits of gaudy color beyond her, the two people watching way beyond the graves, everything about it is just completely evocative.” What needs to be said after that.
John Moore, Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery / Getty Images
Jim Nachtwey, Afghanistan, 1996 - Mourning a brother killed by a Taliban rocket.
I added in the second one, as it also explores the sense of loss and grief. As they say in Ireland it can truly can be called the Valley of Tears, when you see pictures this powerful. It reminded me of some of these in loving memory poems. What truly moving pictures. We are all bound by our own humanity, and the pain that cuts deep in one does likewise in another. I hope that theses images help you come to terms with your own loss, help you understand that we are all frail humans in the valley of tears and that helping our fellow man is a noble achievement and goal for all people. If you want to do a post for this blog, why not drop me a comment below. Take Care
For this all that blood was shed!
Hi Patrick. Indeed, it is a scene that has been all too familiar in my own home town in America. The loss may not be as profoundly displayed, as it was by this photographer, but it is still just as deep.
Thank you for remembering and understanding.