Photography. Poetry. Photography by Todd Herman. Poetry by Banira Giri. Introduction by Michael J. Hutt. Todd Herman's new book of photography, KATHMANDU: IMPRESSIONS OF THE CITY AT ITS MARGINS, conjures the haunting mood of Banira Giri's epic poem of the same name. The single most striking feature of Herman's photographs is the sense of silence that envelops these people, survivors of harrowing poverty and exploitation. Herman's gaze is unblinking, and the images themselves are the best unambiguous witnesses to the endless cycles of child labor, illness and indigence, which exist invisibly under the shadow of the great Himalaya.
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