When my daughter was two years old, my husband was diagnosed with cancer. 

As he did not notice any serious symptoms, we hoped it was in its early stages but several tests showed that the cancer was already advanced. This shocking news changed his and our lives abruptly, and it took us a long time to accept the sad truth. 

We all know that the word cancer is often associated with death. But over time, we learned to recognise the disease as a gift that gave us a deep sense of love, care, appreciation and gratitude. Documentary photography helps us to see our lives from a different perspective. More than just capturing essential memories of our lives it can acquire great therapeutic significance for us and our children 

A single image can evoke a memory, a feeling, and a moment. A series of photos has a beginning, a middle and an end: it tells a story. As importantly, with photographs across-time, what is within the frame, that is what is seen, and what is between the photographs, that is what is unseen, are equally significant. And what is unseen, gives the viewer the space to think, to feel, to live - with, the photographs … and hopefully bring about a modicum of healing, too.