Leaving and Waving, Deanna Dikeman

This book presents 27 years of Deanna Dikeman photographing her parents waving goodbye as she left their home after a visit. Just as she was driving away, Dikeman invariably pointed her camera at her parents. What started with a candid snapshot in 1991 turned into a ritual over the years. The book chronicles their farewells as seasons change and years go by, separating black and white photographs from colour photographs. Leaving and Waving — which was originally part of a larger body of work entitled Relative Moments — is a heartfelt exploration of family, the passage of time and the sadness of leaving.

Winner Prix Nadar 2021 / Shortlisted Aperture / Paris Photo Book Awards (First Photobook)

Published by Chose Commune
First edition (second printing)
Hardcover
112 pages
190 × 230 mm
ISBN 9791096383214