Anthony Mair
Do It Anyway
May 26th, 2011
The end was not nigh. Family Radio—whose founder had predicted a May 21 Judgment Day—lived to broadcast another day.
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Project Mom
Seven mothers, seven journeys and one photographer with a vision
May 5th, 2011
This project began when a friend of mine told me about his days in the army. His mother had told him that every time her phone rang, she would panic, fearing the worst for her son.
When I thought about my friend’s mother, I pictured her sitting in a worn-out armchair, the room just lit by one lamp and the phone to her right. As if it were her nemesis. It felt as if I had already taken the picture.
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Sonia Lising-Cahalan
May 5th, 2011
When I first met Sonia, I was in awe of how many pictures she had of her with her son, Robbie. It made me think two things, one—to jump on a plane and go take more pictures with my mom, and two—how close they must have been. There were so many. I only got to meet Robbie and spend time with him once, but I’ll never forget it.
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Sandra Blackburn
May 5th, 2011
Sandra always wanted to be a mother, but she never expected it to be such a challenging endeavor. Born in Orange County, Calif., in 1956, she escaped from an abusive alcoholic father at 16 and was raised by her mother, who turned out to be an exemplary role model.
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Jeanette Jacobs
May 5th, 2011
Jeanette was born in South Africa; her mother was British and her father was South African. She decided to leave the country in 1961, when her maid, Beauty, from the Bantu tribe, was dragged from her home. Jeanette was tired of a nation poisoned by apartheid.
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Janet Sliger
May 5th, 2011
Janet was four months pregnant when she went in for an ultrasound and learned that her baby had a cyst on the back of her neck.
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JoAnn Armstead
May 5th, 2011
JoAnn had her first daughter in 1953, when she was 19. The father wasn’t around much, so she found herself struggling for a support system to help raise her daughter. JoAnn had been orphaned at birth. Most young parents can call their parents and ask for advice; JoAnn never had that luxury.
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Jackie Brantley
May 5th, 2011
When I entered Jackie’s house to take her picture, she asked me if I was good on time for the night. She wanted to bake a few sweet potato pies for the picture and make me feel welcome in her home.
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Michelle Franco
May 5th, 2011
Four years ago, Michelle gave birth to a daughter, Vivaldi. The months that followed, though, turned dark when Michelle’s relationship with her boyfriend became abusive—and she knew the relationship had to end.
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