Expectant Miss. Mother Includes Late Husband in Family Photo Shoot

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When Nicole Bennett of Jackson, Miss., unexpectedly lost her husband, Deonta, two months before her due date, she reached out to photographer Sidney Conley to capture her beloved in a family photo shoot.

The Daily Mail reports that it had actually been Deontaโ€™s idea to do a maternity shoot with Nicole and their 4-year-old son, Landen, before her March 25 due date.ย 

โ€œItโ€™s memories for my son of his father; and for my daughter, who will never meet her father, itโ€™s memories for her as well,โ€ said Bennett. ย 

Conley, who had never done anything like this before, shot the mother and son in late February. He then digitally added images of Deonta to the photos.

โ€œI told her Iโ€™d never done it, but Iโ€™d give it my all,โ€ Conleyย told HLN.

The resulting images have been going viral on social media and have since been shared so many times, Conley's professional Facebook and Instagram accounts have been shutdown. He has also received requests from all over the world to do the same for those who want to include their passed loved ones in photos.

Read more at the Daily Mailย and HLN.

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