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As her grandparents' love was tested by dementia, a photographer focused on their bond
the washington post
Nov 17, 2019
This personal project by Sofie Mathiassen has won the Bob and Diane Fund grant, a cash prize dedicated to raising awareness through the photography of the medical crisis around Alzheimer’s and dementia. Mathiassen will receive $5,000 to publish her images in a photo book in 2020, said Gina Martin, the fund’s founder and executive director, said.

By Olivier Laurent and Photography by Sofie Mathiassen 
November 17, 2019 at 7:30 a.m.


As her grandparents’ love was tested by dementia, a photographer focused on their bond
Sofie Mathiassen’s images win a prize from group raising awareness about the disease.
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