"Taking Leave of Life. An Intimate Portrait"


	"Taking Leave of Life. An Intimate Portrait"

Fast T friend

7-29-2008 5:14 AM

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life, death, photography, exhibition, beate lakotta, walter schels

Fast T friend says:

Link to interactive Gallery (can't clip) http://www.oge-gallery.com/

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7-30-2008 11:18 AM

haraya

I love this. Thanks!

7-31-2008 7:15 AM

Fast T friend

I loved it too, tks for the comment.

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