Haunting reminder of one woman's life, an inscribed skull rests with others in a hallway of the crypt below the church of Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte. Built in 1576, the church was the headquarters of the Society of a Good Death, which was dedicated to providing proper burials for the poor. Over a 300-year period, some 8,000 bodies were buried in the church's underground chambers, but most were destroyed during the construction of the Tiber River's embankment during the late 1800s.
Camera: Canon EOS 1DS Mark II Format: Digital Lens: 52mm Speed and F-Stop: 1/32 @ f/13.5
Weather Conditions: Indoors Time of Day: 4:30 p.m. Lighting Techniques: Off-camera flash in a 2x3-foot (.5x1-meter) soft box
