American Photography 39

My work has been archived in the website slideshow of AP39 as a “Chosen” winner. American Photography is a book that has work made the year prior, by various genres of photographers, curated by judges, and printed/archived on a well-designed, high-quality printed book and the year’s slideshow page.

Link to the entire AP39 slideshow here.

高馬桂英夫人

Mrs. Gao Ma Gui Ying

1960 - 2022

Mr. Gao, Son & Mrs. Gao's Photograph, at Fresh Pond Crematory, Queens NY. Mr. Gao and his son smoking at the crematorium. March 2022.

Mrs. Gao & Son, at Central Funeral Home, Queens NY. The son of Mrs. Gao Ma, Gui Ying holds the coffin open. March 2022.

Mrs. Gao Ma, Gui Ying was one of the victims of unprovoked attacks in New York during 2021. She was attacked while sweeping the floor outside of her friend’s house. Her head sustained severe injuries from getting hit with a hard object multiple times to her head on Nov 26th, 2021. She fought her injuries in coma for 12 weeks and died on Feb 22nd, 2022. Her son took the plane from China to join Mr. Gao to see her one last time.

THANK YOU!

I could not have done any of this without the people who trusted me, to be around sensitive moments in the intense emotions to let me do my photography, and especially those who helped me gain access.