How Photographers Remember Kobe Bryant Through Their Photos

<p>The crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year old daughter Gianna, and seven others aboard a helicopter shocked millions around the world. Near the Staples Center in California where Bryant played for 20 years as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, make-shift memorials appeared. And online, fans posted messages of grief and condolences on social media. </p><p>Unsurprisingly, images of Bryant were widely shared as if a way to collectively remember him through the most accessible and visceral medium available to us – photography. And photographers who had the opportunity to shoot Bryant during their careers expressed a connection for having done so. Even in the most public of settings, there is something intimate about taking someone’s photo.<br/><br/>In this episode of Vision Slightly Blurred, Sarah and Allen share some of their favorite images that they&apos;ve seen on social media in the wake of Bryant&apos;s death, and talk about the role of photography in creating a collective memory.</p><p><br/></p>