Mothers and Children Photography by Ken Heyman

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The famous photographer Ken Heyman has accomplished many photo-series while travelling around the world. Most of his work has been carried out in collaboration with his friend anthropologist Margaret Mead for more than 20 years. Their first collaboration began shortly after his graduation from Columbia in 1956, when she invited him to go with her to take pictures in Bali. Since then, ken Heyman has photographed in more than sixty countries. These photographs have appeared in major exhibits and in two books co-authored with Margaret Mead: Family (1965) and World Enough (1976). Today, we showcase you his The Mother series which reflects one of his favorite themes; family. Hope you like them.

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