My introduction to this find was Richard Bailey reading excerpts of her text to me from the blog. As he did so, he was in tears. Given his long term work for the Downs Syndrome Association with his annual shifting perspectives exhibitions
http://www.ds2008.co.uk/index.htm one might think he'd have been a toughie by now. He's still a big soppy sod like me and I love him and his family to bits. It was indeed a sobering, inspiring piece and the images are outstanding. Fiona Yaron Field has also produced a book that the DSA sells directly from its web site called
Up Close. She's a great photographer and the images in her book stand alone quite satisfactorily, but her words are even greater than her images (IMO). I have to read Fiona's book a little bit at a time because it's so powerful I have to keep stopping. I don't want to miss anything. I envy people who can speed read most of the time, but at times like this it's me who gets the advantage from reading it slowly and surely.
http://bunkerhillpublishing.com/Books/upclose.htm I know most of you guys will know this already, but I am not on commission or any other selfish advantage of highlighting these wonderful people and their art to you here. Actually, that's not entirely true. I do this for all of my friends and the rewards of that are so much better than anything I've ever put in the high street bank.
