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他把镜头对准死亡 拍下病人生命中最后一张照片
Four years ago, photographer Andrew George approached the medical director of a Los Angeles hospital with an unusual request: He wanted to meet and take photographs of people about to die.
4年前，摄影师安德鲁·乔治带着一个不太寻常的请求找到了洛杉矶医院的医疗总监：他想会见一下那些即将过世之人，并为他们拍一些照片。
He wanted to learn of and reflect the wisdom these people had gained from the life in the hope that others could discover how to lead better lives.
他想要获悉并反映这些人从生活中获得的智慧，希望其他人能从中领悟到如何去过更美好的生活。
On the exhibition walls around him are some framed photos of dying people, each accompanied by some of the words they spoke as they described their hopes, dreams, happy moments and regrets while he photographed them.
在他周围的展示墙上有一些为即将过世之人裱好的照片。当他为他们拍照的时候，他们讲述了自己的希望、梦想、快乐时光和遗憾。每一张照片旁边都附上了他们说过的一段简短的话。
A commonality he found was that few seemed to fear death any longer. Not that any were in a hurry for it to come either.
他发现这些人的共性就是多数人似乎都不再恐惧死亡，然而，这并不是说他们急着迎接死亡的到来。
Many, although appearing frail and noting they were in much pain, still looked forward to just greeting the day.
虽然许多人看上去很虚弱，且十分痛苦，但是，他们仍然期待着迎接新的一天。
Sally said she was taking care of her sick brothers and sisters when she developed cancer.
萨莉说，当她罹患癌症的时候，她正在照顾自己生病的兄弟姐妹。
Nelly Gutierrez said although she has suffered hardship, she has no regrets.
奈丽·古铁雷斯说，虽然她遭受了极大的痛苦，但是她没有遗憾。
Gutierrez has diabetes, liver failure, heart trouble and other ailments, but says she hangs on through grueling treatments because she wants to see her family.