Goodbye to Grandma

This year started on a sad note for us. Our beloved Grandma Elisabeth passed away in December. We will miss her tremendously, and will do our best to keep her alive in our memories. I don’t know why, but when someone dear passes away you realize the real impact they have had in your life. Death can be such a harsh eye and heart opener, you see what you could not see before (or at the very least you see better), you feel more. What I see now is beautiful, is unconditional love, what I feel is tenderness and warmth. What remains in the hearts of people close to you after a long and well lived life is love. I am feeling blessed and grateful. Here are some portraits I took of Grandma back in 2011 as well as some pictures from her memorial which took place in her apartment in New York City