hospice is a self-published book that records, through a simple text and narrative sequence of photographs, the final days of a man’s life. At times alone but more often with family, friends, or hospice staff, we are witness to his passing as well as to the compassion of those who care for and love him.



The book was designed by Damon Brandt, an art dealer and photographer in New York, and Shanan Kurtz, a graphic designer living in Toronto. It features a narrative series of 23 photographs and a moving preface written by Forrest Church, Minister of Public Theology at the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City.



The photographs were taken by Damon Brandt over a ten day period at the Cabrini Hospice, New York in 2002.