Capturing humanity at its finest
The final days of terminally ill wife and mother are documented with tender and warm images
"In our daily lives, it is taboo to talk about death," Wang says.
By recording the young mother's inner feelings, emotions, situation and attitude, Wang attempts to alleviate people's anxieties about death and teach them to accept it with a sense of peace.
"Jiu'er told me that she was not afraid of death, but regretted that she would not be able to accompany her children as they grew up. Her final wish was to create a family album in both pictures and words that illustrated her attitude toward life, as a gift for her children. I Am Still With You is a book about love and courage," the photographer says.
Although Jiu'er passed away in 2022, her presence lives on in these family memories, which consist of more than 700 photos taken over three years.
Wang is a member of the China Photographers Association and director of the Liaoning Photographers Association, as well as a visiting professor at Bohai University in Jinzhou, Liaoning.
