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This film portrait is one of the last photos I took of my father before my wife and I moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2017. Before we left, I made a point of photographing as much of my family as possible because I didn’t—and still don’t—know when I would see them again. These images were all shot on film simply because film photographs last forever. This fact is particularly poignant in regards to my father as he has kidney failure. He makes multiple visits to the dialysis clinic every week to compensate for his disease while he waits on a list for a transplant. Most of my family is going to be visiting me in Scotland but unfortunately, due to my father’s condition, he will not be able to make the trip, and that has been very hard on both of us. However, thanks to modern conveniences, we are able to remain in contact so that he knows that I’m doing okay, and I know that he’s okay.