Faye,
I received the book and I was blown away! I can't even express how
much you sending this book to me means.. Please stay in touch and maybe
we can do something together in the near future.. We have to continue
on this journey speaking for the ones with no voice... The Book is
amazing! WOW
God Bless you,
Tonya
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Homeless....the real OC & beyond
that too few want to see, January 23, 2008
Faces of the Shadows is about the homeless. They are people just like
you and me. They could be our parents, our children, our friends, and
with one stroke of bad luck anyone of us. I like this book alot. I like the photos and the stories that go with them. I love the possibility it could help raise awareness of a growing situation we should all care more about. The book opens with an intense portrait of a guy named Art. The caption reads "Art is new to being homeless. He is also dying. Art did everything right. He lived worked and contributed to a community in the mid-west. He is not perfect, but who is perfect? He fell through the cracks and his story needs to be heard." The book is not only about the reasons people end up homeless but about the lives these people go on living. It's about bird lovers, artists, veterans, people in love...people just like you and me...people with hopes and dreams. The beautiful portraits appear to be shot with the same care and respect one would take of any person whether on the street or in a corporate boardroom. I highly recommend this book to anyone who cares about others or to give as a gift to anyone who needs to be convinced that the homeless are people and but not for fortune could in the blink of an eye be living on the streets themselves |
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| Faye, I finally got round to reading the book tonight. It is wonderful, magnificent photography. Particularly the people I know, their expressions are caught so well, their character that I know so well is perfectly captured by your lens (and the eye behind it). You are very talented. The book deserves to do well and good luck with it and its sequel!! Tony Rogers |
Author Reviews Herself, February
3, 2008
When I was asked to conduct the interviews for this book I wasn't sure
I was able to approach the subject with the right attitude. I am pleased
to say that I learned a lot during the interviews. I learned a lot about
my personal fears and a lot about compassion. My only request is that you look the homeless in the eye and say hello, have a good day or no, not today. Recognizing their humanness is a bigger gift than your spare change. May you never find yourself homeless or alone. Suzanne Dunn |
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I thought the book was incredible,
February 13, 2008
I felt that this book was a very eye opening in that it made me realize
it could be me...........it could be my mom.......or for that matter
any one I love. It did open my eyes to the fact that people that work hard every day can end up in a position of having nothing. I felt that Suzanne Dunn did an exceptional job with her real life stories and honesty. The whole book was exceptionaly written and very honestly portrayed. I would love to see what she will do next!! |
A look at a forgotten population,
February 15, 2008
This is a very moving book. It sheds light on people most of us choose
not to look at--the homeless who live in the shadow of society. Some
of the photographs are shot with perfect clarity, and some of them are
soft focus, almost as if to mimic the way the subjects see the world.
Not all of the photographs have interview stories attached to them, allowing
the reader to imagine what forces might have caused these men and women
to become homeless, and to stay homeless. Faye, with her photographs, and Suzanne, with the interviews, allow the reader to see "The Homeless" not just as a large, unwashed group, but as individuals, with their hopes, their faiths and sometimes their demons. I should disclose that I know Faye personally and know that she "puts her money where her mouth (or lens?) is." She hasn't just dashed down the street, photographing people and then forgetting about them. She has helped her subjects get some of life's basics, including medical care, and serves on the local Homeless Task Force, working to improve the lives of the homeless. The lives of many of her subjects have improved because of Faye photographing them. I recommend this book to everyone interested in broadening their perspective about a group of people that many of us look away from. |
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Awesome!, February 19, 2008
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