i see dead people

I’ve had several photo assignments to shoot cemeteries. Lucky guy, huh? I know cemeteries give some people the creeps – but I actually like them. As a kid, I remember going to the cemetery every year on Memorial Day and helping my mom put peonies, iris and lilacs around relatives graves. It wasn’t sad or morbid and still isn’t. I always thought they should have more benches in cemeteries so you could sit down and visit with old friends.

My photo assignment was to shoot some memorials at Oak Hill Cemetery for Lawrence Convention & Visitors Bureau. The old sections of the cemetery are especially interesting and they just reek with history. If you like old cemeteries, this one is worth a visit. You can download a self-guided tour of Oak Hill Cemetery here.