Photo Essay: Leaving and Waving Goodbye – Deanna Dikeman

February 28, 2023 | Filed Under Death Work, One Nice Thing | No Comments

An unplanned project of photographer Deanna Dikeman, “Leaving and Waving Goodbye” is a collection of photos taken when leaving her parents’ home during visits over the course of 27 years.

Dikeman writes:
“These photographs are part of a larger body of work I call Relative Moments, which has chronicled the lives of my parents and other relatives since 1986. When I discovered the series of accumulated ‘leaving and waving’ photographs, I found a story about family, aging, and the sorrow of saying good-bye.”

I wish I had thought to do this with my family.

See more and read the story on Dikeman’s website.

One wall of the gallery with the photos mounted on it.

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