Sally Mann is and has for a long time been fascinated by death. First occurring with the death of her dog, Eva. But then for her book ‘What Remains’ she wanted to photograph people because then it was more relevant to people in particular otherwise  the images wouldn’t have the same power to make people think or delve into the idea she was trying to bring across. The book includes photographs taken at the University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Center, the remains of Mann's dog Eva and some close-ups of her now grown children.

 Her death series was explored in 2 ways in particular: what happens to the landscape and the dead?