Daddy’s Little Girl
Born in Sweden in 1915, Ingrid was raised by her father, Justus, a photographer, who would regularly snap photos of her going about her day. Sitting on a chair, looking up at the sky, holding a newspaper, he knew how to capture Ingrid’s mundane moments and turn them into something glamorous. He would also tape moving footage of her. In a way, Ingrid was born into the spotlight. A spotlight her dad created for her.
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But all that changed when she turned 13. Sadly, her dad died of stomach cancer. Having lost her mom at the age of two, Ingrid found herself entering her teenage years as a lost and puzzled orphan. All she had left were her dad’s photographs and moving pictures. That was the closest she could get to family life, through photos.