Announcing
the 2023 Bob and Diane Fund Award
No Longer Her(e)
HELEN RIMELL
No Longer Her(e) is a body of work about a daughter taking care of her mother and their tragic journey through dementia. Helen does not hold back from showing us the true face of dementia in her mother’s eyes, full of fear, sadness, loneliness, and confusion. You can feel it: Helen’s pain and also her anger at losing her mother who she calls, “my world.” Helen says, “No one really knows what dementia is, or understands it, or knows how hard it is to care for someone with this twisted, evil, life destroying disease until they live it… The darkness envelopes us all, not just the person suffering from dementia; those who love them and care for them are consumed by it also.”
— Sarah Leen, former director of photography, National Geographic magazine
more Bob and Diane Fund awards
All the Little Things
2022
Calling the Birds Home
2021
The Loss of Oral History
2020
Keeping Mum
2020 Mentorship Grant
But Greatest is Love
2019
With Dad
2018
Falling into the Day
2017
Into Oblivian
2016
The Bob and Diane Fund
“Our goal is to bring visual understanding and dialogue to a disease that has been in the shadows for far too long.
As a daughter of Alzheimer’s, I believe that visual storytelling can be a powerful way to advocate for the increased public and private research and spending needed to find a cure.”
Bob and Diane Martin in 1958, and with Gina in 2006.
IN THEIR HONOR
I created this award in honor of my parents. My hope is for people to understand that Alzheimer's is more than just memory loss and to recognize the heavy toll it takes on the caregiver and family. My parents taught me the importance of giving, and this is my gift to them. more
Board of Directors
Gina Martin, Founder and Executive Director,
The Bob and Diane FundSarah Leen, Director of Photography, National Geographic Magazine
Maura Mulvihill, Former Senior Vice President, National Geographic Creative
Chip Somodevilla, Senior Photographer,
Getty Images News
Advisory Board
Christina M. Piaia, Public Interest Attorney
Vaughn Wallace, Photo Editor, Technical Advisor
Creative Team: We do whatever Gina asks
Laurie Rosenthal, Rosenthal Design | Bill Marr