Walking in the Light

John Cohen
9783869307725 / 3869307722
Walking in the Light

Walking in the Light

John Cohen
9783869307725 / 3869307722
Publisher Steidl 2015
Edition Hardcover , 96 pages
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Walking in The Light is John Cohen’s photographic journey towards and through gospel music. From 1954 to 1964 he photographed in the black churches of East New York, on the streets of New Haven, in the home of blind Reverend Gary Davis, as well as in the darkness of a boxing gym and the blackness of coal shovelers at an industrial site. Of all these images, those of worshippers at a small church in Harlem form the emotional centerpiece of Cohen’s journey, where music leads to spiritual release in trances and dances. The last destination of this odyssey is Johns Island, South Carolina, where Gullah children connect to African ancestors through games and play. Cohen’s photographs of musical performances in religious settings reflect the inner sound expressed on the face of a singer, a soulful expression, the quality of light that illuminates the face of a child, or the intensity of a prayer. Sound, song and religious feeling are permanently rendered in black and white.

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Book title Walking in the Light
Photographer John Cohen
ISBN 10 3869307722 / 3-86930-772-2       
ISBN 13 9783869307725 / 978-3-86930-772-5
Publisher Steidl
Publish date Sep 2015
Publish year 2015
Book format Hardcover
Book format details clothbound
Language English
Pages 96 pages
Dimensions 22,5 x 23 cm / 9 x 9.25 inches
Weight 600 g

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