Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS [Hardcover]

Carolyn Jones (Photographer), Sir Ian McKellen (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1996

Carolyn Jones's vivid and life-affirming portraits capture people from all backgrounds -- children and grandmothers, men and women of every race -- living with HIV and AIDS. She has collaborated with George DeSipio, Jr., and Michael Liberatore (co-founders of the project), and the 73 people who volunteered to pose for these photographs in an inspiring effort to change the way we think about AIDS. These captivating pictures illustrate the self-confidence and wisdom of ordinary people living life to the fullest. Design Industries Foundation for AIDS (DIFFA) is the sole recipient of the royalties from the sale of Living Proof.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 88 pages
• Publisher: Artabras (November 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896600793
• ISBN-13: 978-0896600799
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,386,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #13 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Disorders & Diseases > AIDS
  • #21 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Professional & Technical > Medical > Administration & Medicine Economics
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5.0 out of 5 stars Touching, immensely moving and beautifully produced., July 6, 2001

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Denilson Eizo Fukunishi (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS (Hardcover)

Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS

I have been providing emotional support to people living with HIV/AIDS for more than five years in Australia and while living in Brazil, I had the experience of losing a good friend with AIDS. I consider Carolyn Jones' book - Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS, the best book ever produced about HIV and AIDS.

It summarizes it all. Not only through the beautiful photos taken by Carolyn Jones, but also through the feelings, values, believes and hopes of each participant, extraordinarily condensed by Michael Liberatore's work.

It is so universal, touching and moving. A magnificent piece of art that can help to reduce the prejudices about AIDS, basically caused by fear and ignorance. I hope you will buy this book and help to promote it. We could not buy it in local Sydney bookshops, but now, using the internet, I will buy a few to donate to some libraries.

Thank you so much Carolyn Jones, Michael Liberatore, George DeSipio Jr. and everyone involved in this project.

5.0 out of 5 stars Vivid and Life-Affirming Portraits, January 4, 2006

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Earl R. Sutton "earlsutton" (Detroit, MI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS (Hardcover)

"[P]hotojournalist Carolyn Jones' vivid and life-affirming portraits capture people from all backgrounds, ages, and races, living with HIV and AIDS. Their faces and their stories are proof that AIDS doesn't look like anyone--it looks like, and ultimately is, all of us. All royalties donated to Design Industries Foundation for AIDS (DIFFA). 75 photos."--? zebraz

5.0 out of 5 stars A charming and moving book, September 21, 2001

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Andi Miller (Caddo Mills, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS (Hardcover)

This is a collection of photography that illustrates people from all walks of life who are living with HIV/AIDS. The black and white photographs show people from young to old surrounded by things or people that they love and that make them happy. The focus of the book is on the fact that people are LIVING with AIDS rather than focusing on death in any way. The best part of the book are the captions that accompany each photograph...words of wisdom and life from the people featured in the pages.