New Orleans cemeteries are haunted places. I was stopped in my tracks by this smashed tombstone, a shattered handclasp, coupled with the poignant “trust” resting next to it. When I looked at these pieces in the frame, the picture was static -- just two fragments, side-by-side . To make these elements work dynamically within the frame, I tilted my camera, creating a diagonal flow drawing the eye from corner to corner. I would never tilt my camera if a horizon were involved – nothing is more disorienting to a viewer. But in this photograph, no horizon is involved. I could tilt the frame without disorientation, creating a powerful diagonal, rather than a static side-by-side relationship, to make this image vibrant. Eighteen years after I made this photograph, I abstracted it in Photoshop by removing all traces of color. This pure black and white version is simpler, cleaner, and without distraction.