{"product_id":"heaven-is-a-photograph-paperback","title":"Heaven is a Photograph - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Sloan Stoddard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis girl is hungry for the weight of a camera in her hands, but that desire feels wicked. Is it because her father is a war photographer and photography has always been his domain? Or is it because she's yet to become a woman who chases what she wants? And who's to say photography can't be her domain, too? At least she knows this: Salvation lies in pixels. Heaven is a photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of narrative poems and photographs tells the story of an art student and her journey of doubt, longing, and questioning. Join her as she finds her power behind the lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With \u003cem\u003eHeaven is a Photograph\u003c\/em\u003e, Christine Sloan Stoddard presents you with a poetic meditation on the fear and desire of making images (and claiming one's power). Intellectually and spiritually rich, her words and images imprint on your mind and heart with beauty, honesty and recognition.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Art Jones, artist and filmmaker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHeaven is a Photograph\u003c\/em\u003e is a living hagiography of a girl who cannot decide whether or not pursuing photography is a sin. Conflicted by gender expectations and the uncertainty of a career in the arts, the one thing that the protagonist knows is that photography is a deeply spiritual practice, enveloping her life. It is truly an autobiography of many women in the arts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Gretchen Gales, executive editor of \u003cem\u003eQuail Bell Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, as seen in \u003cem\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Mighty\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRoar Feminist Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHeaven is a Photograph\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique exploration of poetry and photography you'll only experience through Christine Sloan Stoddard's magic. The power of her words will shake the core of your being. She doesn't just take pictures-she gives them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Ghia Vitale, senior editor of \u003cem\u003eQuail Bell Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, as seen in \u003cem\u003eEveryday Feminism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003exoJane\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBUST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHeaven is a Photograph\u003c\/em\u003e puts the reader behind, in front of, and inside the camera through Christine Sloan Stoddard's evocative poetry and photography. Through the lens of her viewpoint character, the collection demonstrates the personal and universal appeal of photography in a vivid and impactful manner. Stoddard describes the art of photography as it relates to memory, creation, and legacy in a way that makes the act of clicking the shutter button both an artistic and a spiritual act.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Alex Carrigan, senior critic at \u003cem\u003eQuail Bell Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The narrator of Christine Stoddard's \u003cem\u003eHeaven is a Photograph\u003c\/em\u003e is hungry. For art. For success. For salvation. For the weight of a camera in her hands. She laments that photography is slow to love her back, which is perhaps what makes this collection so intoxicating. The unchecked, sometimes fearful and unabashedly female desire of a woman who cannot contain her passion-who would let it consume her-explodes in words and images.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Mari Pack, author of \u003cem\u003eDescription of a New World\u003c\/em\u003e (dancing girl press)\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350544171257,"sku":"9781944866372","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/sFs4kMsXjP9781944866372.webp?v=1769786784","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/heaven-is-a-photograph-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}