This image by Manuel Morquecho shows a mother providing solace to her son whom she knows will soon die. It is a finalist in the 2019 Focus on the Story Awards in the single image category.
From Manuel: “A month before cancer took my youngest brother’s life, I asked them to pose for their final portrait together. In this image, there is sadness (imminent loss of a life) and my mother’s compassion and love as she holds the plastic bag that collected the poisonous liquids drained from my brother’s body.”
Manuel is a Washington, DC based photographer. #FOTS19
*(Collected from ‘Focus on the Story’ facebook page)