What is Vernacular Photography?
The Importance of Amatuer Photography: "What is vernacular photography...?" Vernacular photography refers to candid and spontaneous...
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The Museum of Mourning Photography & Memorial Practice archive is not intended for morbid fascination, but as an investigation into human ritual.
"Gone But Not Forgotten..." (The MoMP BLOG)
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...
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Kati Murphy
- Jan 17
- 2 min
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...
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Kati Murphy
- Jan 10
- 1 min
Modern Remembrance
Evolution of Mourning Photography In more recent years, photographs of the deceased have taken on a more candid and informal character,...
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Anthony Vizzari
- Jan 7
- 1 min
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...
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Anthony Vizzari
- Jan 1
- 2 min
What is Mourning Photography?
Death & Photography: "What is mourning photography...?" Mourning photography, also known as "memento mori" or post-mortem photography,...
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Anthony Vizzari
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
In The Face of Loss
The Importance of Mourning Photography: "Why is mourning photography important...?" Mourning photography is a poignant and powerful form...
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