Bethesda, Maryland, 2014. My reflection in the living-room window.
Bethesda, 2010. Some of the remaining pieces of my model-soldier collection, which is still on a shelf in my room. When I was a kid, I was an eager collector and builder of model soldiers, mostly from World War II.
Bethesda, 2013. My mom, Emily, in a World War II army helmet that I’d had as a kid for a Halloween costume.
Lighthouse Point, Florida, 2004. My mom with my grandma, Dorothy.
Silver Spring, Maryland, 2011. A dropped burger on the street at my grandparents’ retirement community, several days after my grandma’s death.
Lighthouse Point, 2004. My grandparents, Ralph and Dorothy Kaufman, or “Patcha” and “Manya.” My grandma didn’t really like having her picture taken, but when I would insist, she would usually just put on a show of avoiding my camera.
Lighthouse Point, 2004. My grandparents
Bethesda, 2015. My sister, Jenny, my niece, Victoria, and a bubble gun.
Easton, Maryland, 2013. My aunt Jill holding Stella, her daughter’s dog.
Bethesda, 2014. My dad, Antoine, at home
Bethesda, 2013. My dad covering the master bedroom in plastic before a renovation.
Lenox, Massachusetts, 2014. My niece and mom in bed on a family vacation.
Bethesda, 2014. My niece and dad in the backyard of my parents’ home after a light snow.
Bethesda, 2011. My dad buckling in my grandfather after my grandma’s funeral—I was getting into the driver’s seat. I stayed with my grandfather for the week after her death.
Lenox, 2014. My niece taking a nap during a family vacation in the Berkshires.
Bethesda, 2009. My mom’s reflection in the window shortly after I returned from a trip to Afghanistan.
Bethesda, 2014. My dad on a family walk after Christmas.