GLORY
Magical Visions of Black Beauty
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2021
Summary
From the dynamite husband-and-wife duo behind CreativeSoul Photography comes GLORY, a photography book that shatters the conventional standards of beauty for Black children.
With stunning images of natural hair and gorgeous, inventive visual storytelling, GLORY puts Black beauty front and center with more than 100 breathtaking photographs and a collection of powerful essays about the children. At its heart, it is a recognition and celebration of the versatility and innate beauty of Bl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250204561 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1250204569 |
| Author: | Kahran Bethencourt, Regis Bethencourt |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.12kg |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 215mm x 264mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
Critics Review
“An exquisite pictorial love letter to Black children around the world.” - Kirkus, starred review
“Glorious, indeed.” - Booklist
”“Glory” is Blackness in all its grace and beauty by way of the next generation. […] Black is beautiful. […] To be young, gifted and Black is where it’s at.” - Chicago Tribune
“But hardly any photo collection compares to the magic that is Glory. A must for our home. A must for Black children, for all children.” –Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times bestseller and National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be An Antiracist
“Gorgeous photography, but so much more. A truly inspired and inspiring work that speaks eloquently to our inherent beauty and power.” – Brittney Cooper, author of Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers her Superpower
“Seeing our beauty reflected in our children and having our children see their natural beauty be fully embraced is a gift to the race and a gift to the world. This transcendent work acknowledges the grace, and brilliance held in our black bodies.” – Michael Eric Dyson, New York Times bestseller
“These are not just photographs, this is artistically, politically, and socially important work.” – Patrisse Khan-Cullors New York Times bestseller
“They’ve made the capturing and the depiction of the beauty and the limitlessness of blackness their mission. Their edict.” – Damon Young, Founder of VerySmartBrothas.com
Kahran Bethencourt
REGIS & KAHRAN BETHENCOURT are a husband-and-wife team and the imaginative forces behind CreativeSoul Photography. These world-renowned child photographers gained global recognition with their AfroArt series. The collection, which showcases the beauty and versatility of afro hair, was conceived as a way to empower Black kids around the world.
Their holistic approach to capturing one-of-a-kind moments has allowed their work to be featured on BBC News, CNN, CBS National News, Teen Vogue, Glamour Brazil, BET and more.
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