Portraits and Dreams

by Wendy Ewald

Gathers self-portraits, family portraits, and photographs of animals and dreams by Kentucky children

Genres: Photography, Art, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published June 28, 1985

About the author

Wendy Ewald (born in 1951) is an American photographer and educator.

Wendy Ewald was born in Detroit, Michigan, graduated from Abbot Academy in 1969 and attended Antioch College between 1969–74, as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she studied photography with Minor White. She embarked on a career teaching photography to children and young people internationally. In 1969 & 1970, she taught photography to Innu and Mi'kmaq Native-American children in Canada. Between 1976–80 she taught photography and film-making to students in Whitesburg, Kentucky, in association with Appalshop, a media co-op. In 1982, she traveled to Ráquira, Colombia, on a Fulbright fellowship working with children and community groups; spending a further two years in Gujarat, India. Ewald is married to Tom McDonough, a writer and cinematographer. They live in the Hudson Valley of New York with their son, Michael.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author Wendy Ewald taught basic photography skills to young schol children in rural Kentucky for several years in the 1970s.

This Appalachian photography can have emotional elements that soften the harsh landscape or the spare interiors of houses. Some of the photos also have humor.

Pictures are accompanied by texts that are transcripts of conversations Wendy Ewald had with the students.

[LaLa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Literally the best kind of photo book that exists. One that interviews the subjects!