I hope you find some inspiration in my pictures from local cemeteries. To my eye, these old stones are an archive for a variety of reasons, the most obvious being local history. But the carvings are also a unique craft created by artisans who are now mostly unknown.
What’s interesting is how their art becomes transformed once a century has done its work in the burial ground. The stones become home to lichens and moss and take on lovely patinas and textures. These changes are independent of the carving process and can add meaning to the object. In that sense, they remind me of the old family photographs that we keep in a box or album. Whatever those photographers intended has also transformed with time. The chemistry has been altered. Like the tombstones, they can become an antidote for the sameness and dullness of our modern situation.
JOHN TODARO 
Such an intense nostalgic mood here, John. I love these photos, you set so fine light accents on the stones.
It was a good afternoon for light. Thanks for such a nice comment
like old family photos indeed John – photographed by you
Many thanks Laura