I don't understand why death is (for lack of a better term) 'such a big deal' in this hobby. I mean no disrespect, but its SK here, and SK there, and taking on someone else's call etc etc etc.

If another photographer died, I wouldn't pick up their camera and take over their style of shooting. And in the photography community, we don't notate passed photographers as "dark photos" or something of the sort.

Why is there such an emphasis on first telling the world that someone has died, and then referring to them as an "SK" for years and years on in.

Again, I mean no disrespect, I just don't understand it as a newcomer. When did it start? Why is it done?