Amber and Katherine had worked together once before. The work from their first collaboration was exceptional. We had planned a two-day shoot. The first day was to be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in the north Bronx. It was April and Spring had just come to the City. It was a beautiful day. JD, Rayn and Falcon had discussed the details of the shoot with Katherine, Amber and her then husband, Ru. As was the case the first time the six worked together, the execution was flawless and the images incredible.

At one point, as Ru was changing and having his make-up touched up by Rayn, Falcon took Amber and Katherine aside. "I Know Thy Grief" is the fruit of that collaboration. After the session ended, the group moved to South Port. The goal was to shoot there. However, Katherine became ill. The planned second day never happened. It was the last time the group worked together.

In keeping with the theme of this shoot, these photos are finished using a film style that would have been common in the early 1920s. We refer to it as "color-over." Since color film did not exist at that time, it was common practice to hand pain black and white images. Note the effect this has on the emotional experince - the depth of the blue, red, and purple is striking. The skin tones are dramatic and the texture striking.