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What is Vernacular Photography?

The Importance of Amatuer Photography: "What is vernacular photography...?" Vernacular photography refers to candid and spontaneous...

What is Mourning Photography?

Death & Photography: "What is mourning photography...?" Mourning photography, also known as "memento mori" or post-mortem photography,...

In The Face of Loss

The Importance of Mourning Photography: "Why is mourning photography important...?" Mourning photography is a poignant and powerful form...

Anthony Vizzari

Coffin vs. Casket

What is the difference between a coffin, casket and burial vault? Many of the photographs in the MoMP collection display the deceased in...

Kati Murphy

Mourning Becomes Them

A look into child loss in the nineteenth century Photograph of a young boy among the flowers, photograph was taken through a window from...

Kati Murphy

Consider The Lilies

The symbolism and use of lilies in Memento Mori photography. Cabinet card of funeral spray including photograph of the deceased. | Lake...

Kati Murphy

Modern Remembrance

Evolution of Mourning Photography In more recent years, photographs of the deceased have taken on a more candid and informal character,...

Anthony Vizzari

The Parlor

"What is the parlor...?" The parlor was (is) a room in a house that was used for formal entertaining and social events. It was often the...

Anthony Vizzari

What is Vernacular Photography?

The Importance of Amatuer Photography: "What is vernacular photography...?" Vernacular photography refers to candid and spontaneous...

Anthony Vizzari

What is Mourning Photography?

Death & Photography: "What is mourning photography...?" Mourning photography, also known as "memento mori" or post-mortem photography,...

Anthony Vizzari

In The Face of Loss

The Importance of Mourning Photography: "Why is mourning photography important...?" Mourning photography is a poignant and powerful form...