Jordan Rathkopf

1 month ago | statnews.com | Anna Rathkopf |Jordan Rathkopf

In 2016, at the age of 37, Anna Rathkopf was diagnosed with breast cancer. Anna and her husband, Jordan, both photographers, began documenting Anna’s treatment and the way cancer affected their entire family. But they didn’t look closely at the images until years later, when they began collecting photographers for a book, “HER2: The Diagnosed, the Caregiver, and Their Son.” Below, Anna and Jordan each describe how photography allowed them to process their experience.

Oct 28, 2024 | lensculture.com | Jordan Rathkopf

View Images In this brave account of a family navigating breast cancer, Anna and Jordan Rathkopf turn the camera on each other. Capturing resilience, vulnerability and the tenderness of caregiving, the book offers an honest look at how chronic illness impacts all areas of life. “I heard the word cancer, and I felt like my life ended.