My final project has been collecting images of roadside memorials. Descansos or Resting Places.
I started off thinking I would hear about an impromptu memorial and I would capture it before it was removed, instead all the Descansos I was able to document were sites that had been in place months or years. It was an interesting project and one I may continue - It might be nice to do an exhibit of some of the images.
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Friday, May 7, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Resting Places
My final project in the Contemporary Photography class is a photo essay on Descansos - Resting Places. The memorials people build by the roadside to honor a friend or a family member who lost their life at that spot.
So far I have been able to find eleven: Seal Beach, Anaheim, Torrance, Hesperia, Lake Los Angeles, and San Bernardino County. Got a tip there is one in Riverside at Center and Iowa. Will try to get down there this week - maybe Wednesday. The deadline for completing this project is fast approaching so if you know of one of these memorials in the Los Angeles Area - send me a tip cdugcyp@aol.com - thanks.
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