photography

People and cultures around the world have always understood death - the unavoidable part of everyone’s existence – in a multitude of ways. Some saw it as a gateway to a new life, while others viewed it as enigmatic and unexplainable. But more than anything, the living sought ways to preserve the memory of the deceased and capture their last moments for all time. That’s how post mortem portraits - better known as mourning portraits - came to be. What started out as exquisite paintings of the deceased later evolved into photos of the dead. Some considered it a morbid and unnatural practice, but others saw it as a fitting way to pay respect to the loved ones that were