Death, Loss, and Nightmares: Why Photographs of Kids are so Scary

The Children's Table Podcast

Pictures hold the promise of capturing a moment in time—a promise that is especially enticing when the subjects are children, who always seem (to parents at least) to be growing up too fast. Today we’ll consider how images of children were used not just to capture a happy memory of a childhood moment, but to capture the very spirit of children who are no longer here to make any new memories. We'll move from the 1800s to the 1970s, from photo albums to fairy tales to nightmares, to think about the particular power of the photographed child. For related images and a reading list, please visit https://thechildrenstablepodcast.com/