Caras lindas de Colombia / Beautiful Faces of Colombia

photos by Michael Bracey, text by Ruth Goring

FIRST PRIZE in Art Book Category, 2023 North Street Book Prize!

Photographer Michael Bracey and I self-published this collection of photos of Afro-Colombians, with bilingual text (English and Spanish) about their history and their communities, our time among them, and profiles of some of their courageous and indefatigable leaders.

From the foreword by Steve Bynum: “A prayerful meditation anchored in the Eastern Christian concept of ‘co-suffering love.’ Ruth Goring and Michael Bracey empty themselves (kenosis) for their subjects, through the godly and universal concepts of fellowship, empathy, justice, and humankind’s inherent goodness. Their work bears witness for those who at times endure unimaginable hardships. Yet the book’s genius is in its ability to relay a people’s inspiring, dogged determination and certainty of purpose.”

$37.00 hardcover (includes s/h & taxes)

$27.00 softcover (includes s/h & taxes)

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