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Holding on and holding still, a son photographs his father with Alzheimer's

  • Written by Nick Lehr, Arts + Culture Editor
Holding on and holding still, a son photographs his father with Alzheimer's'With Dad,' Marlborough, Massachusetts, Oct. 29, 1998.Stephen DiRado, Author provided

In 1985, when Stephen DiRado was just a few years out of college, he bought his first large-format, 8x10 camera. Since each exposure cost eight bucks in today’s dollars, the process required contemplation; he couldn’t simply snap 100 images and pick...

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