{"product_id":"a-family-portrait-robert-benjamin-9781450012300","title":"A Family Portrait","description":"The premise I have worked with for the last few years has been documenting African Americans who live in housing projects that either can't or aren't trying to improve their situation. I aim to focus on people and things that tend to be overlooked and of no importance in the eyes of the majority. While home for spring break, I photographed my family. My background is \"the projects\"; my parents still struggle with an aspect of life created by them. This was a complex situation and could be seen as controversial. I went to great depths to accurately depict the complexity and reality of my family's life. I understood I had access to these usually inaccessible places and I took advantage of it. This has been the reality that I have been struggling with my whole life - the reality of both my parents using crack cocaine.This was a photo-graphic documentary project, but also has a personal component that brings clarity to the misunderstood. I researched other artists such as Gordon Parks, Eugene Richards and Roy De Carava, who photographed close to home - family, friends and aspects of African American culture. These photographers went into the ghettos \/ neighborhoods and captured moments of the struggle and joy of these places. It's from them that I receive my motivation, understanding and inspiration to convey my message and maintain the dignity of my chosen subject. Follow me at: twitter.com\/AFamilyPortrait Website: www.rbimagesinc.com Email: me@rbimagesinc.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Benjamin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1450012302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450012300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Xlibris Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.21d","brand":"Robert Benjamin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440648171775,"sku":"9781450012300","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3fb28085-8e02-472c-b72e-000ab33fae75.jpg?v=1777183863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-family-portrait-robert-benjamin-9781450012300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}