Photographer says motherhood reminds you of man's ability to experience the transcendent. "There's something both riveting and disarming and vulnerable about a lot of the gazes of your family members that you capture," she said. The book is out now in hardback, priced at $35; it can be pre-ordered online here.
When everyone is carrying a camera in their pocket, what raises the act of taking pictures to the level of fine art photography? Jessica Todd Harper, the award-winning portrait photographer, says that it's equal parts mindset and technique--and lots of setting the stage to seize that perfect light. Listen as Harper speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her desire to capture the complexity of life in a single image, why family relationships and home life are her chosen subjects, and the integral role beauty plays in her images, despite its diminished status in art today.