Acclaimed photographer Howard Schatz deftly captures the first wonder, confusion, joy, and frustration that newborn babies experience as they discover the world around them. Their perplexing facial expressions, the light in their eyes, even their body language give hints about the very special people they will grow to become. More than 30 extraordinary portraits of a diverse group of infant girls and boys, ranging in age from one day to one month, fill this unusual and irresistible collection. An enticing gallery of memorable images, Newborn beautifully records the essence of tiny lives and makes a perfect gift for new and expectant parents.
I am very perplexed what to rate this. The photos are beautiful, black and white, which I personally always love. I wish there was some more description and reasoning for why the photographer decided to take that exact photo. And the one thing that I found disturbing are the photos of the babies genitalia up close. I am studying in the medical field to become a midwife so those areas of a human body are not repulsive or anything in that way to me. They are natural, but I found this book at a little free library and that made me think. Without an explanation and reasoning why this photo was taken by the photographer, I feel it could have been easily emitted. That way this photo book would be less likely attained by children predators. I’m not saying it is but it could be and that thought made me extremely uncomfortable and made me look at this collection of photos in a different perspective.