I normally try to avoid including any photos of funerals in the Pictures of the Week gallery due to the belief that people should be allowed to grieve in private. However, I will include such photos when there is a unique element. In this case, the photograph of the grieving Melia family contains something that I find fascinating in photography -- the ability to capture a series of unique reactions to the same event.
The mother being consoled by her son. The girlfriend of the deceased, stoic in her grief, protectively covering the little boy's ears. It is a powerful image that captures the ways in which we react in times of grief. The ways in which we seek comfort and comfort those we love.
Visit Pictures of the Week and let me know which of the 11 photos in the gallery you thought was the week's best picture.
- Lee
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