Cherish Forever | Sohu “Rear Window”
Bai Shan—Sohu
Bai Shan has been photographing his mother Yang Yongzhen for more than a decade. Choosing from roughly 20,000 photos, Bai compiled Yong Zhen, meaning “Cherished Forever,” a collection named after her. He threads together photos from family albums and writings from Yang’s diaries, which she has kept since her husband passed away in 2004. Cherished Forever is an intimate and raw book that showcases Yang’s love for her family, her longing for her husband, the difficulties raising children as a single mother, and the discrimination she has received as a widow in China.
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Bai Shan has been photographing his mother Yang Yongzhen for more than a decade. Choosing from roughly 20,000 photos, Bai compiled Yong Zhen, meaning “Cherished Forever,” a collection named after her. He threads together photos from family albums and writings from Yang’s diaries, which she has kept since her husband passed away in 2004. Cherished Forever is an intimate and raw book that showcases Yang’s love for her family, her longing for her husband, the difficulties raising children as a single mother, and the discrimination she has received as a widow in China.