I don't like "coffee table books" and never buy photography books - though I love photography and take pictures with great joy and frequency, of the little things that turn out to be big things. I saw the photographer on tv and a couple of his pictures and decided to get the book.
I am so impressed with the depth of emotion in the pictures, you can feel the relationships, feel the pressure and stress, feel the joy and laughter, it was truly an amazing book of historical photos. Equally great were the stories he told from the point of view of someone whose goal was to be "invisible"or "like furniture" in order to get natural pictures - clearly to PResident Bush and his family, this White House Photographer was no piece of furniture, you can tell by the stories and the tone that when he became visible, he was a very close part of the professional, personal, and family circles during the almost decade they shared in history.
I know it is probably impossible, but I sure would love to have PART 2 AND PART 3, I really cannot express how good it was. I do not spend money on ME lightly, on what I call Luxury or frivolous items. I make purchases these days for very specific reasons and a leisure book at this price doesn't come anywhere near anything I would ever do in recent years. He was so compelling in his interview and now that I have the book, I can say I would buy it again, buy it for gifts, and most certainly would buy a volume 2 and 3, considering how many photos he must have taken, whether serious, fun, or the incredibly historic moments occurring in my adult life. Everyone involved with this project from the amazing photographer and his staff to the President and his staff and family, to those involved with publishing the book, really, everyone should be so incredibly proud.
I gave it 5 stars for all of the above reasons - however, it almost got 4...Why 4 stars? The packaging sealing the book - which may have been Amazons fault, I don't know - but it was so tight that it make permanent warped ripples across the entire paper cover. For the price of the book this is APPALLING, HEARTBREAKING, FRUSTRATING, HORRIFIC and so much more. The only other possibility is that it got water damaged in storage, only on the paper cover. Whichever it is I am still angry about it. But the book is too good, surprisingly good, to dock a star based on Amazon's packaging or shipping. It is the only thing that would make me hesitant to buy them for gifts, and I cannot go to a bookstore etc. so I am stuck with the internet only.
I may try to return it because it arrived damaged but the main problem is I am homebound due to illness and do not have a printer or access to a printer, therefore I have no possible way of returning it "amazon's way" and as wonderful as customer service is at Amazon, returns are almost impossible under my circumstances. Perhaps they will figure a way to get me a label, but they haven't in the past where I have been stuck with items that were damaged.
I really cannot thank you all enough, every single person involved with this project, it brought me such joy and emotion and respect for everyone involved.
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