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DELTA TIME PB

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This is a must own. The photographs are beautiful but what makes this book so powerful is that the people of the Delta are living in the '90's just as they did in the 'teens. For all of the positive changes that have happen since the civil rights movement it obvious that these people have been left behind. The photos will bring tears to your eyes. I would suggest to those people who churches may not be doing that 'Trip to the Holy Land with Pastor so and so' Think about organizing with Habitat for Humanity and doing some building in the Delta.

Anyone who ever photographed dark-skinned subjects will admire how good Ken Light handles a camera. As good as the photography is, it is shocking to see this level of poverty in America. But Light's subjects are presented with dignity and beauty. The tension in the subject's inner strength and their awful surroundings is memorable.

This book, as stated in the other reviews, is a fantastic collection of 7" x 7" photographs that covers a cultural community in Mississippi that few in America know exists. Ken Light takes the viewer of the book inside this community in a way that is both artistic and informative, and conveys so clearly the daily lives and conditions of the residents of the Delta. Some images are heart-wrenching.
My favorite value of this book is to show it to both friends and neighbors, all who have been impressed with the images, and emotional from them as well. Everyone says something like, "I didn't know..." after they view it.
If you are looking for an excellent example of American social doc photography, this is it.

Ken's work is striking,black and white photos take you through the south. A powerful collection of images true to the sense of the masters of the FSA period. It is hard to believe these images where taken in the 1990's. The photographer takes one on a journey with film and camera to see. Not to scratch the surface but to immerses the viewer. It truly is a wonderful book. A good book for schools,Libraries and personal libraries.