This book presents 27 years of Deanna Dikeman photographing her parents waving goodbye as she left their home after a visit. Just as she was driving away, Dikeman invariably pointed her camera at her parents. What started with a candid snapshot in 1991 turned into a ritual over the years. The book chronicles their farewells as seasons change and years go by, separating black and white photographs from colour photographs.

»Leaving and Waving« — which was originally part of a larger body of work entitled »Relative Moments« — is a heartfelt exploration of family, the passage of time and the sadness of leaving.

— Winner Prix Nadar 2021
— Shortlisted Aperture & Paris Photo Book Awards (First Photobook) 2021