Powerful Portraits of People Whose Lives Have Been Forever Changed Due to School Shootings

Orla was a student at the Annunciation School and in the Church when the shooting occurred. Her best friend, Harper, was killed during the shooting. Harper’s parents wanted Orla to have Harper’s turtle, Bubbles. The necklace that Orla is wearing contains some of Harper’s ashes inside.
Photographer Kathy Shorr has spent 13 years documenting the devastating effects of gun violence in the United States.