Portraits

Haunting is the only word I can think of to describe the images in this book - made me think about the wonderful connection we all share as we spend our few days here on this gift of a world. A good photograph reaches out and 'grabs' you; it forces you to see the world by spinning you around. This b Leggi tutto

While the pages were smaller than I anticipated (in the 5"x7" range), the volume of arresting photographs far exceeded what I had expected. The photographs themselves are fascinating, the order in which they are presented is compelling, and the simplicity of the text (place, year, that's it) is perf Leggi tutto

I can't get enough of these photos and I own the album for seven years now. All the faces tell stories, the eyes of these people speak volumes. I have my favourite ones but it's one of an Afghani boy that breaks my heart every single time I see his picture. I'm a huge fan of Steve McCurry, he is not Leggi tutto

McCurry is my favorite photographer, and this is probably my favorite of his collections. The vibrancy of his portraits (no photoshopping!) do not pull me into an exotic and foreign world: they thrust it at me! He so humanizes images that should be bizarre to my western mindset that I feel I highly

This is a book of portraits of many, many, MANY different 'kinds' of people, from all over the world. Some of them really touched my heart. The artist really captures the essence of each person.

Categories/Genres for this class fulfilled by this book: Photo book/non fiction/Art Estimate of grade level of interest: Kindergarten-adult Estimate of reading level: N/A Brief description: This is a beautiful book that is filled with some of photographer, Steve McCurry's best portraits. Best known fo Leggi tutto