I Belong to You, & You to Me

I have been photographing my father during my visits to Albuquerque, New Mexico since 2013 when my mother died. I realized I had few photographs of my parents and felt the urgent need to photograph my father while he was vital and enjoying life. In 2015, at the age of 92, my father made the painful decision to move from our family home, situated in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains, into a small apartment in a retirement community nearby. Seven years later, he transitioned into assisted living. I continued to photograph my father as he mourned for the house and landscape he loved. This ongoing project, I Belong to You, & You to Me, explores my deep connection to the place where I grew up and the love and admiration for my father who has experienced loss, growth, and resilience in his elderhood.