Beth Teller Weekly Post

Angelo Meredino

Angelo Merendino is an Ohio based photographer. He is recognized worldwide for his photo-documentary of his late wife's fight with breast cancer. He has been published in the New York Times, USA Today, The Huffington Post, and many other reputable sources. While his wife's journey with breast cancer was extremely touching, I chose a different series. "Goodbye at the Door", is the series created by Meredino. He recounts about never having to "just let myself out". His mother and father would always walk him to the door and wave as he was leaving. He never took into consideration that one day it would not be the same, there would only be one parent walking him out. Meredino said that even after a couple months of his father's passing, his mother still walks him to the door. 

I chose this series because of how relatable it is to me. Once a parent passes, the realness of death is overwhelming (at least for me it did). For him to document those moments of both parents walking him out is priceless. Those are moments that he can keep with him physically, and not just mentally. Merendino was able to capture the most genuine smiles and natural body "poses". This series and the series about his wife's fight with breast cancer have some extremely powerful images.