At the height of the Day of The Dead celebration, hundreds attend a special service for the dead on the grounds of San Miguel's cemetery. This was the most emotional moment I witnessed on The Day of The Dead. While the holiday is generally considered a joyous family celebration, memories of loss are bound to emerge in spite of the festivities. Perhaps that is why this service is held – to provide an emotional outlet for those whose grief will not go away. I was in a photojournalistic mindset when I made his image. I immediately saw the emotional potential of a service for the dead, and positioned myself in a crowd standing well behind the priest. Using a focal length of about 200mm, I shot image after image of these four people, representing full span of life – youth to age and in-between. In this image, I was able to find the fullest range of emotional response.