Child Bereavement - Marc Schlossman

Reading her sister's diary in her sister's bedroom
This series was a long-term project for The Diana, Princess

of Wales Memorial Fund documenting the work of the

Child Bereavement Charity, a partner organization. I was

introduced to two families and one individual who had

benefitted from CBC support in managing the death of

a loved one.

Working out how to make images that would portray the

importance of CBC’s work was a challenge. I spent a lot

of time getting to know the people and their stories

before doing any photography. We decided to depict the

everyday situations in which these people most feel the

death of their family member and are reminded strongly

of that child’s life – reading from the child’s diary, riding

alone on the train to work, at school with a friend who

has also lost a sibling or spending time at the grave.
Mother reading from her daughter's diary
Sister and brother listening to their mother read from their sister's diary
Riding alone on the train to work
Sitting alone in a cafe
Inside the football stadium where as fans, he and his brother connected most
In a school drama group, sitting apart
Leaving school – both boys have lost a sibling and they support each other
Spending time by the grave
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