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Количество страниц
136
Год издания
2004
ISBN
1578601525
язык
Английский
От автора
Book DescriptionAt the time Jean Karotkin was diagnosed with breast cancer, she found herself at a stage in her life she had never anticipated. In the wake of a troubled marriage, she had no true identity of her own and her self-esteem was gone. Refusing to give up or give in, she garnered the strength needed to beat the disease and, in the process, turned her tragedy into a rebirth, both professionally and personally. Ironically, breast cancer gave her the power to make life changes and decisions shenever thought she could manage. Karotkin heard women relate their fears of no longer being attractive, no longer being whole, no longer being feminine and recognized that it was their stories she wanted to document using her newly developed talents in fine art photography; to show her \sisters-in-spirit\ – and the world – that their perceptions were unfounded. Though still relatively unknown in the photographic field, Karotkin, on the sheer power of her images, received significant attention with full features in Oprah and Rosie magazines, an appearance on the Today show, and multiple gallery exhibits of her work. She found a voice and a place in life she never imagined for herself. Because she had fought the same battle, Karotkin’s photographs reveal a profound energy, grace, and connection between artist and subject. Now, for the first time, this compelling collection of black-and-white photographs has been gathered in a single volume, BODY & SOUL: The Courage and Beauty of Breast Cancer Survivors. Rich in visual and emotional content, the book is an effort to heal the body and spirit and a tribute to the willpower and inner radiance of women who have prevailed over the physical and psychological ravages of breast cancer. Included in its verbal and visual portraits are actress Lois Chiles, philanthropist Carolyn Farb, and Dr. Jerri Nielsen, whose daring self-diagnosis and treatment while icebound at the South Pole was documented the world over.
