I fought sweat and tears to bury my grandfather in the mountains of Jamaica, his last home. View this image › Digging my grandfather’s grave Aaron Edwards When someone dies in Accompong Town, in the hills of central Jamaica, neighbors dig the grave because there is no one else to do it. If you ask […]
The last stages of life – whether human or animal – are a sad time, but they can be absolutely beautiful too. That’s why this post hit me so hard, directly in my heart. Photographer Isa Leshko recently traveled around the country to photograph animals in their final stages of life. “I began the series […]
Death is not an especially fun topic, but it’s something we all need to face. After all, it’s a certainty. So, instead of focusing on how you may die… maybe you should think about your coffin accessories. (That’s a real thing.) Egyptians would famously decorate their sarcophagi with valuable items, like pots full of organs and […]