I love walking through old cemeteries. Some people may think it's weird or disrespectful to photograph grave markers or monuments, but to me it's a way of preserving the memory of the loved ones whose final resting places were marked with such exquisite and loving memorials by their families.
The artistry and masonry skill involved in the creation of the monuments ... the meticulously ornate detailing, the expressions on the faces, attention to proportion ... make each monument truly a work of art.
One of my favorite old cemeteries to photograph is Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg. Its row after row of beautiful and unique stone memorials never cease to amaze, awe, and inspire me.
Here are a few of my favorite monuments I've captured with my camera (you can click on the pictures to enlarge them and see the details, if you would like).
(This monument stands in the Utica, MS cemetery)
"He was an honor to the earth on which he lived,
And worthy of the Heaven to which he has gone."
I hope you enjoyed this photo tribute to some of the truly awesome works of art in Cedar Hill Cemetery. I'm looking forward to visiting more old cemeteries in the spring, in hopes of capturing with my camera some of the exquisite heartrending beauty forever captured in stone in these old monuments.
