Human Tribe

Excellent

Beautiful! Just beautiful! I can definitely see this photography book featuring people from all over the world making its way to my coffee table. I want to look through it over and over, and show specific photos to specific people:"Look at those amazing eyes! They seem to look straight into your soul.""Check out the incredible composition of this shot.""Oh, that lighting..." *satisfied sigh*"How cool is that?!""That depth of field of that one is perfect."I saw stories in the eyes of these people - humility, laughter, hardship, hope, pain, joy. Some even appear to have a slightly amused look on their face as if surprised that the photographer chose them as subjects.Now, more than ever, we need to be reminded that as people we are more alike than not. We may look different and have varying world views and experiences, but the human experience ultimately remains the same. We've all had struggles, fears, sadness and pain, we've all (I hope) experienced happiness, love and the comfort and joy of friendship. We all have dreams, goals and ambitions for our life. Although maybe not everyone has quite as many soapboxes as I do...The only things I would personally liked to have seen added to this gorgeous book are the first name of each subject and perhaps a sentence or two about who they are.Human Tribe would make a lovely gift and would be a great talking piece as a coffee table book. Aspiring photographers could use this book to learn about what makes a captivating portrait, experienced photographers can appreciate the technical expertise of Alison Wright and anyone who loves photos will enjoy poring over this book.Thank you so much to NetGalley and Schiffer Publishing Ltd. for the opportunity to read this book.

This is an amazing group of photographs taken by Alison Wright a documentary photographer who has always loved the beauty, grace, and diversity in the faces of the people she has seen in her travels. In this book she wanted to capture through those faces from many different countries, that feeling, that we all basically have the same universal desires and concerns.She seems to me to capture a look into their souls, capturing joy, pride, shyness what ever it may be it come through loud and clear.The lighting, colors and placement of the subjects, not to mention their eyes which look right at us, is a thing of beauty, creating an image where the people, and their feelings pop right out at us.This is a book that you will want to look at over and over again, and one that makes me want to pack my bags and visit these countries and their amazing people.I have already and cannot wait to read her memoir: Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival.I would like to thank NetGalley and Schiffer Publishing for the ARC of this book.

Human Tribe by Alison Wright is one amazing book! The photographs of a myriad of people from around the world are exquisite, the effect both humbling and enlightening. A wonderful reminder that we all are more alike than different; our basic needs, wants and wishes for ourselves and our loved ones more similar than dissimilar.The photographer ends the book with this appropriate quote from The Dalai Lama:"Compassion can be put into practice if one recognizes the fact that every human being is a member of humanity and the human family regardless of differences in religion, culture and creed. Deep down there is no difference."A beautiful book! Many thanks to NetGalley and Schiffer Publishing LTD for allowing me the privilege of reading and reviewing this book.

Human Tribe is a collection of photo portraits of people from all over the world such as Norway, Tibet, Ethiopia, Japan, Cuba, and Pakistan. Babies to the elderly gaze with piercing eyes that feel as if thy are looking out of the page directly at the viewer. The vibrant colors show unguarded moments of beauty. The author, Alison Wright, points out that humanity has the same simple needs: love, purpose, food, education, and freedom. The introduction states, "This book is a celebration of the universal human spirit within us all." It has encapsulated this thought to the fullest. Well done!

Human Tribe by Alison Wright is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late September.Plaintive, yet straight-on portraits of people from tribes across the world along with accoutrements and pops of color. A simple concept with beautiful results.

The author mentions in her introduction that many of the people that she asked to photograph were surprised she would ask because in their culture's eyes they were average. But the photos that are there--beautiful portraits from all over the World. Words are unneeded.I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review.

Beautiful Collection of Portraits showing how much alike we are despite our differences. I really enjoyed arm chair traveling while looking at these photographs. Enjoy

Beautiful collection of portraits of diffrent tribes, just an amazing book to add in your collection. The work of ALISON WRIGHT is so powerfull.