A Father, a Son, a Disease, and a Camera
Cheney Orr knew that Alzheimer’s would take his father away. Photography helped him get to know the man.
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Cheney Orr knew that Alzheimer’s would take his father away. Photography helped him get to know the man.
Reporting from KABUL, Afghanistan — Lying in a ditch, his head throbbing from the bomb blast, Abbas Kamwand wiggled his toes. He was shocked to discover that he still could. An Afghan soldier grabbed his hand and helped him up. Around him, vehicles lay mangled, and dark smoke climbed to the sky. He noticed the body of a young State Department colleague splayed facedown in the dirt. Kamwand limped over and placed his hands under her belly to lift her up. He raised her a few inches before realizing that her bloodied left leg still lay on the ground, apparently severed in the blast. Soldier...