Wasnt this standard practice in the 1850-1900s(later) in the US and Europe?
On May 1, 2014 10:08 AM, "John Palcewski" <palcewski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Photographer in India earns living taking pictures of the dead minutes before they’re cremated
"Shankar Jha earns about $500 a month capturing photos of recently deceased for grieving families in Varanasi, in northern India. ‘Initially I felt awkward doing this job but now I've got used to it it doesn't feel bad anymore.’ "
Only in the New York Daily News!