I really love this story by Liz Baylen from the L.A. Times. It is an audio slideshow that accompanies a print story, both about Edwin Shneidman, a man who spent his life studying suicide and death. He worked at the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center and founded the American Association of Suicidology. And then, in February 2009, just about three months before his death, the L.A. Times did this piece on him.
The pairing of the photos and audio is amazing and eerie. We hear Shneidman's raspy voice and his difficulty breathing. We don't only see pictures of him, but we see pictures of emptiness; we see a plug pulled out of the wall. I think between the quality of the sound and the juxtaposition of Shneidman's storytelling and photos, this is a wonderful profile piece that really lets the reader in on who this man is.
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