The Benefits of Contemplating Death

V2i1: “Plaisirs Coupables,” by Amélie du Petit Thouars

While creating, “Plaisirs Coupables,” Amelie du Petit Thouars faced death when her mother died of cancer and during the Paris terror attacks. In…

V2i1: “In Lieu of Flowers” — Questioning Western Mourning Customs

When Patrick Morris’s parents were…

Crime Scenes

Photography by Virginia Conesa-O’Gara

Do you remember when you first had…

V1i5: My Photographic Descent to the Underworld

I got a taste of my own medicine. It was delicious.

V1i5 INTERVIEW: Walking to the Edge of Life

Lessons from an end-of-life planner.

V1i4: “You’re Insane to Think About Death!” (Am I Really?)

Is my death obsession bad for me?

V1i4: The River of Death

A Descent Photoshoot

V1i4 INTERVIEW: Deathstination

Meet Laura Hardin, the mortician who vacations to graveyards.