Faces of Hope: Children of a Changing World

by Alison Wright, Marian Wright Edelman

Perhaps best known for her photography of Tibet and its culture in exile, award-winner Alison Wright has traveled the world for more than two decades as a photojournalist. Working for children’s aid organizations such as UNICEF, Save the Children, CARE, and SEVA, she has dedicated herself to telling the stories of children in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In Faces of Hope, Wright presents her finest photographs, showing the resolute spirit of these children in the face of poverty, famine, and conflict, and demonstrating how –– with education and opportunity –– they can become powerful assets to their struggling countries and to the world. In extended captions, Wright tells of her encounters with the children, detailing their cultural traditions, explaining their difficulties, and recounting their extraordinary lives.

Genres: Nonfiction

180 pages, Hardcover

First published August 20, 2003

About the author

Alison Wright, a New York based documentary photographer, has spent a career capturing the universal human spirit through her photographs and writing. For many of her projects Alison travels to the remotest regions of the globe photographing endangered cultures and people while documenting issues concerning the human condition.

Reviews

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading Alison Wright's story of her accident and recovery in Learning to Breathe, I wanted to view her photography. This book is a masterpiece, not only because of the photographs, but because of the background and information she provides about the children and their lives. These photographs are beautiful, inspiring and heart-wrenching. Alsion Wright is a treasure.

[Stephanie Grassie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This lends itself as a multi-cultural coffee table book. It is mostly photos with text describing the photo. It can be quite informative. I love that the photos sometime show realistic conditions rather than just a zoomed in portrait. After traveling internationally I realized how often reality is filtered from us.

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome images and beautiful stories!! Adds great insight to kids' lives around the world. Some images and stories brought me to tears.

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love love love photgraphy, and the photos in this book are amazing!

[Janet]

This is a wonderful book of pictures that capture the state of the world in remote places. It is excellent photojournalism.

[Stacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful photographs with documentary, easy to read essays that explained the story behind the photographs. Examines the face of childhood globally and what unites all children.