cole
thompson photography
classic images in black & white
- Linnie - A
Portrait of Breast Cancer
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- In July of 2008 I had the privilege of
photographing Linnie, she had a rare breast cancer,
- endured a mastectomy, was undergoing chemotherapy and feared she
would not live the year.
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- She was an acquaintance who purchased The Angel
Gabriel and had then asked if I would
- photograph her and her mastectomy, as she felt there was good to be done by this act. I was
- uncomfortable for several reasons; I have never been good at
photographing people and
- portrait photography requires special skills that I do not possess. Then of
course, there was
- the subject matter; terrifying, destructive, deadly
and very personal.
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- I did not want to do it, but did and I'm
grateful for the experience. Linnie is beautiful, dignified,
- brave and so
many other things; it was very humbling to
photograph her.
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- These images may be controversial
for some and too private for others. However it is Linnie's
- wish that they be shown and good come of them, and that's as it should be.
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