“How do you deal with a man dying in your house? How do you deal with that?” -Jeremiah Zagar
Jeremiah Zagar
“He was involved in my grandfather's death and I wasn't and so he said “This is how I get involved”...just seeing.” -Jeremiah and Isaiah Zagar
Jeremiah Zagar
“I was fascinated with him dying. I wanted to know what it looked like.” - Jeremiah Zagar
Jeremiah Zagar
“The feet look like they were out in the desert -- that they'd been baked and cracked and they're dried, dried, dried out.” - Isaiah Zagar
Jeremiah Zagar
“I took these photos in color because in black and white you'd never get it. You'd never get how painful this must have been.” -Jeremiah Zagar
Jeremiah Zagar
“I have these same legs. I can almost feel him, by feeling them.” - Isaiah Zagar
Jeremiah Zagar
“You can see. The cognition is gone, the mouth is agape. He was buried in his pillow.” - Isaiah Zagar
Jeremiah Zagar
“A man who prided himself on his health. Look what happened? How does one describe that?” - Isaiah Zagar
Jeremiah Zagar
“He knew it was over. It was just a matter of time now...He wanted to live forever.” - Isaiah Zagar
Jeremiah Zagar
“When a person is dying, it is very important that they're surrounded. Surrounded by the light of life. You don't go into the place of oblivion alone.” - Isaiah Zagar
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