Grandmother

I shot this series of photographs when I was an undergrad at UNT.

My main subject was my grandmother. In her last three years of life, she was no longer capable of self-care. My mother and aunt were the only caregivers my grandmother could depend on day and night. I wanted the series to show the cycle of life: as children we depend on our parents and then grow to be independent, only to once again depend on others once we grow old and physically handicapped.

Despite the loneliness she often experienced when left alone, these images also show the never-ending care and love my grandmother received during her final years.