I received a phone call last month from a local pastor looking for a photographer for a 25th wedding anniversary and renewal of vows service. I would soon learn that this wasn’t the typical type of celebration. The wife, Marcia, was in the very end stages of her struggle with ovarian cancer. The event in her backyard would also be serving as her goodbye party with her closest friends.

Published StoriesChad EstesOctober 10, 2016End of Life, Marcia Panattoni, Ovarian Cancer, PartyComment

Taking the Most Heart Breaking Photos

There were three different calls from the hospital this morning- a bereavement nurse, a doula, and a mother going into labor who was already in mourning. All three were about the same baby girl who would only be making a brief stop in this world before continuing on to the next.

Scar StoriesChad EstesSeptember 8, 2016NILMDTS, Bereavement Photography, child, End of Life Comment