Stroll through three centuries of American cemeteries through photographic images, historic poetry, and memorable prose. Cemetery Reflections features pictures of intricately carved headstones and statues that vividly capture the pain of grief and loss. It offers poignant excerpts from nineteenth century literature, epitaphs, and sensitive recollections of family losses. The book explores the cemetery as a place of solace, where final and loving farewells may rest safely among the tombstones. The rhythm of the book is designed to help people think about the meaning of their own life and death.…mehr
Stroll through three centuries of American cemeteries through photographic images, historic poetry, and memorable prose. Cemetery Reflections features pictures of intricately carved headstones and statues that vividly capture the pain of grief and loss. It offers poignant excerpts from nineteenth century literature, epitaphs, and sensitive recollections of family losses. The book explores the cemetery as a place of solace, where final and loving farewells may rest safely among the tombstones. The rhythm of the book is designed to help people think about the meaning of their own life and death. It is a book to be contemplated slowly in a comfortable chair in a quiet space.
Jane Hopkins, a fine art photographer, has explored over 200 cemeteries in the eastern US and Canada over the past decade. Her educational background includes degrees in Psychology and Social Work. She studied digital photography and printing at Rochester Institute of Technology, the Corcoran School of Art, and with photographer Dan Burkholder. Her fine art photographs have been exhibited and sold regionally and nationally since 2002. Jane lives with her husband Tom in Webster, NY on the shore of Lake Ontario.
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