Dan Smith
Monique Duncan at the edge of a scary place
Dark Art and the Photographs of Monique Duncan By Dan Smith The haunting pictures tell one side of the photographer, but her life tells another. Monique Duncan grew up on a farm in Fincastle, learning the trade, the difficulty, the hard work, the intense satisfaction. Over the years, she has battled the oftenoverwhelming psychological effects of the loss of a child, seriously deteriorating health and other side demons. It threatened a natural disposition that feels like an airplane landing light in a closet.
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Hers is naturally bright, cheerful, courageous and steadfast outlook. Recently, she was apologizing for not being at full strength days after major surgery. “My jeans hurt,” she smiles. But when the dark side threatens, she has an equally dark outlet to battle the demons: it’s her photography, that can
