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Grampa

Grandpa

How do we deal with dying? Most of us look away. But in the case of the Zagar family, they look closer. A father and son have a contest to take the best pictures of their dying grandpa, and the result is an up-close portrait of death. This piece was produced by Lu Olkowski.

Isaiah Zagar's Murals
Slideshow: Grampa dying (warning: contains graphic content)


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