The saddest of Madonna portraits


	The saddest of Madonna portraits

gingembre

11-8-2008 1:50 PM

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children, death, heartbreaking, photography

gingembre says:

It's hard to fathom of the grief of those whose babies are stillborn or die soon after birth. My heart goes out to them. I'm glad to see that these specialty photographers are handling their work with such sensitivity and are not charging the bereaved parents.

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