Ransom Riggs
With the candid quirkiness of ,Awkward Family Photos ,and the confessional intimacy of ,PostSecret,, Ransom Riggs's ,Talking Pictures ,is a haunting collection of antique found photographsâ€”with evocative inscriptions that bring these lost personal moments to lifeâ€”from the author of the ,New York Times ,bestselling illustrated novel ,Miss Peregrineâ€™s Home for Peculiar Children,. Each image in ,Talking Pictures, reveals a singular, frozen moment in a personâ€™s life, be it joyful, quiet, or steeped in sorrow. Yet the bookâ€™s unique depth comes from the writing accompanying each photo: as with the caption revealing how one seemingly random snapshot of a dancing couple captured the first dance of their 40-year marriage, each successive inscription shines like a flashbulb illuminating a photographâ€™s particular context and lighting up our connection to the past.
Nonfiction,Art,Photography,History,Art,Humor,Historical,Autobiography,Memoir,Family,Art and Photography,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels
Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past