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Echo of
the Spirit: A Photographer's Journey |
The power
of a photograph is undeniable, eternalizing one moment of
life on film.
The New York Times photojournalist Chester
Higgins, Jr., recounts the journey of his life through images
and stories. In Echo of the Spirit, he tells about growing
up in New Brockton, Alabama, finding his career path in New
York, and then voyaging through Africa to search for a greater
purpose in his life and work. He doesn't tell his story through
words so much as through pictures.
In one such image, a father plays with a
child, both silhouetted against a setting sun. In another,
a young girl chases butterflies, the image so carefree you
can almost hear her giggles. While Higgins does a wonderful
job of narrating short tales to go along with each black-and-white
image, the book's photographs are what distinguish it from
others. ALLISON BARNES.
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