This is an amazing group of photographs taken by Alison Wright a documentary photographer who has always loved the beauty, grace, and diversity in the faces of the people she has seen in her travels. In this book she wanted to capture through those faces from many different countries, that feeling, that we all basically have the same universal desires and concerns.
She seems to me to capture a look into their souls, capturing joy, pride, shyness what ever it may be it come through loud and clear.
The lighting, colors and placement of the subjects, not to mention their eyes which look right at us, is a thing of beauty, creating an image where the people, and their feelings pop right out at us.
This is a book that you will want to look at over and over again, and one that makes me want to pack my bags and visit these countries and their amazing people.
I have already and cannot wait to read her memoir: Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Schiffer Publishing for the ARC of this book.

This is a book of photographs (almost no text) of people from all over the world. Some are joyful, some are heartbreaking, all are beautiful. The author describes this book perfectly in the introduction: "This book is a celebration of the universal human spirit within us all."

What a beautiful collection of portraits of people from around the world. Each one manages to tell a story without any words.

As a fellow documentary photographer I was keen to pore through Alison's book of portraits. The sheer variety of faces, costumes and backgrounds will keep you mesmerized as you turn the pages. I was captivated by the visual contact she shared with her subjects.

I would love to have a hard copy of this very interesting book to add to my shelf of fellow photographers. A beautiful book that anyone would love to receive.

Beautiful! Just beautiful! I can definitely see this photography book featuring people from all over the world making its way to my coffee table. I want to look through it over and over, and show specific photos to specific people:
"Look at those amazing eyes! They seem to look straight into your soul."
"Check out the incredible composition of this shot."
"Oh, that lighting..." *satisfied sigh*
"How cool is that?!"
"That depth of field of that one is perfect."

I saw stories in the eyes of these people - humility, laughter, hardship, hope, pain, joy. Some even appear to have a slightly amused look on their face as if surprised that the photographer chose them as subjects.

Now, more than ever, we need to be reminded that as people we are more alike than not. We may look different and have varying world views and experiences, but the human experience ultimately remains the same. We've all had struggles, fears, sadness and pain, we've all (I hope) experienced happiness, love and the comfort and joy of friendship. We all have dreams, goals and ambitions for our life. Although maybe not everyone has quite as many soapboxes as I do...

The only things I would personally liked to have seen added to this gorgeous book are the first name of each subject and perhaps a sentence or two about who they are.

Human Tribe would make a lovely gift and would be a great talking piece as a coffee table book. Aspiring photographers could use this book to learn about what makes a captivating portrait, experienced photographers can appreciate the technical expertise of Alison Wright and anyone who loves photos will enjoy poring over this book.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley (thank you so much to NetGalley and Schiffer Publishing Ltd. for the opportunity) in exchange for honest feedback.