2016 World Press Photo｜A Life in Death

展期｜2016. 11.5 - 11.27

展場｜Studio 94

這是今年荷蘭世界新聞攝影展中長期專題的第二名。Nancy在父母相繼罹癌後，以相機記錄下了他們生命最後一段相伴時光中的點滴。父母雖在病痛的折磨下終究離去，但Nancy用這個方式紀念了曾經存在、曾經深深相愛、曾經共同養育她長大成人的父母親。
原來，在死亡中，我們能瞥見生之光華。

長期專題 第二名 Long-Term Projects 2nd Prize
A Life in Death / Nancy Borowick / USA

Laurel與Howie在結婚34年的最後一年裏，倆人攜手與癌症奮戰。臨走前的一個月，他們選擇將剩餘的時光用來與家人共創美好回憶，而非陷於病痛與療程的糾纏中。Howie在2013年12月7日逝世，而Laurel的健康也每況愈下，最後在隔年的12月6日離世。攝影師紀錄下父母生命的最後一章，她說所有人都想找到自己人生的目的，而她認為父母最後的目的就是把離世的時刻當成一份禮物，送給了她，並容許她以相機訴說他們的生命旅程。


Laurel and Howie Borowick lived out the final year of their 34-year-long marriage battling cancer together. They chose to spend their last months creating new memories, rather than becoming preoccupied with their troubles. Their family used the time they all had left together to the fullest. Howie died on 7 December 2013. After that, Laurel’s cancer worsened and she passed away on 6 December 2014. The photographer documented her parents’ final chapters. She says that everyone wants to find purpose in their lives, and that Laurel and Howie’s final purpose was found in this moment, in the gift they gave her of allowing her to tell their story.