JUSTICE: Faces of the Human Rights Revolution by Mariana Cook, with an introduction by Anthony Lewis, is a photographic and humanitarian masterpiece. The book features 99 duotone fine art, black-and-white photographic portraits of human rights activists from around the world, paired with brief biographies and first-person narratives about what compels them to fight. Justice includes such noted figures as President Jimmy Carter, Aung San Suu Kyi, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan, and Richard Goldstone, and encompasses numerous countries and causes, such as the struggle for civil rights in South Africa, the documentation of war atrocities in Serbia, and the championing of women’s rights in Zimbabwe. The pioneers include judges, lawyers, and politicians, as well as sociologists, anthropologists, clergymen, physicians, and writers—the historian and activist Ludmilla Alexeeva continues her tireless campaign for the protection of human rights in Russia, the barrister Sir Sydney Kentridge was the lead lawyer in the 1962 trial of Nelson Mandela and the 1977 inquest into the death of Stephen Biko , while the forensic anthropologist Mimi Doretti unearths the remains of disappeared persons to prove that human rights abuses took place in Argentina. An underlying current in all of their stories is a wellspring of optimism; the belief that injustice can be repaired, and that what is right will prevail. This book reminds us of the power of a single individual–one face, one voice–to transform the world.
Mariana Cook’s JUSTICE: Faces of the Human Rights Revolution is now available in bookstores and online at http://bit.ly/JusticeBook. In addition to the beautiful print edition, Justice can be purchased as an enhanced e-book for iPad, Kindle, and Nook devices, as well as in PDF form, making it truly accessible anywhere for anyone interested in photography or in the global human rights effort. The iPad version is unique in that it features 14 AUDIO excerpts from Cook’s taped interviews with the subjects, in addition to their texts and portraits.
Purchase Link for E-book & Print Book: http://bit.ly/JusticeBook
Mariana Cook’s Website: http://www.marianacook.com
Lee Marks’s Website: http://www.leemarksfineart.com
