How do you commemorate the life of someone who barely had a life? This is a question about children who die as newborns or infants. For the parents, the loss can be so great that it often leaves friends and relatives tongue-tied and entire families struggling to find ways to move ahead, when such a big part of their lives, or so many of their expectations are taken away.
The Photographer Lynette Johnson was introduced to the pain of those parents when her close friend’s infant son died. She didn’t set out to take her camera equipment into the hospital. But since then she’s been taking photos of terminally ill children for families who ask her to come. Along the way she’s learned a lot about celebrating life and confronting death. Saying goodbye in black and white.
Guests:
Lynette Johnson, Seattle-based photographer.