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from: William Morrow
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.850222
EAN: 9780066209692
ISBN: 0066209692
Label: William Morrow
Manufacturer: William Morrow
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: May 01, 2001
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date: April 10, 2001
Sales Rank: 374971
Studio: William Morrow
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Product Description:
In this stunning pictorial journal, 100 talented professional and amateur photographers, many of them award winners, have captured the essence of our most profound relationship: family. Cutting across race and nationality, their photographs -- chosen from 40,000 entries worldwide -- bring to life the intimate moments and emotions shared by all families, whether in Australia, Rwanda, Colombia, or the United States.
Taken from the most ambitious photographic competition and exhibit ever staged, the M.I.L.K. Collection -- Moments of Intimacy, Laughter, and Kinship -- these photos depict the joy, heartbreak, and love that shaped and make up our lives. Here are the bonds that bring us together as parent and child, sister and brother, youth and elder. From a father's first look at his new baby to a weathered grandma's embrace, the laughter of octogenarian uncle and nephew to the promise of a mother's kiss, these powerful images tell the story of humanity and celebrate its deepest emotional connection.
The M.I.L.K. project was conceived to honor what it is to be part of a family. Look at the men, women, and children on these pages. In their faces you will recognize yourself and your loved ones, for you, too, are a member of the great kinship that is the human family. As James McBride writes, 'without family, we are all a tribe of nomads, cut adrift, disconnected, wandering the earth with neither time nor place nor history to give our aching souls a home.' Family is a universal homecoming, a commemoration of the human spirit itself.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A True Treasure
This book was given to me for my birthday and I found it to be a remarkably beautiful combination of art and text. It's absolutely unforgettable! I was so impressed that I recently sent for a copy to give to a family that I hold dear. My applause to the people responsible for putting together such a wonderful book. I especially appreciate the acknowledgements in the back which were vitally important to identifying the photographs.
Rating: - Beautiful Series
I was in Auckland, New Zealand at the end of my Christmas vacation, and walked into the M.I.L.K. exhibit by the harbour. The exhibit moved me like I had never been moved before. It made me laugh, cry, and brought a great end to my trip. Best yet, the books contain more shots than the exhibit did. The only problem with the book compared to the exhibit is that the explanation of the photographs are at the end of the book and not on the pages so one must flip back and forth a lot (the stories behind ... Read More
Rating: - Moving
This wonderful book with images of family moved me to tears and laughter page after page. If you are part of a family you will be moved and want to share it with members of your own family.
Rating:  - Disappointing Book
While this book had the potential to be a real stunner, sadly
it falls short. First of all, the book jacket and 5 large
pages of written comments are practically illegible because
they are printed in silver ink. Very difficult to read.Why even
bother? Secondly, there are several fold out pages which are irrelevant, more gimmicky except for one vellum page imprinted with the profile of a child, which presents a lovely soft-looking image and then the more intense image.
Third,the ... Read More
Rating: - What a stunner!!!
I thoroughly recommend this book for anyone who believes in families. The photo's are moving and breathtaking. The contributors are from all over the world making this a truely international book. If you buy one, I guarantee that you will want to buy another for someone you love.
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