Keith Carter: Fireflies

 I absolutely love the cover! Somehow,the small pictures go perfectly in the middle of the blue background. It's like it's meant to be there. I like the fact that his name and the name of the book are written in grey BUT there is also a subtitle in white and apparently that's more important probably because it explains what the book is about, what it's got inside and sometimes books of children attract lots of viewers.

 "In his 2009 photobook Fireflies, Keith Carter takes the reader on a delightful photographic journey investigating childhood fantasies.  These are ambiguous and mysterious images, which are perhaps stories that are about every-child.

Carter taps into the childhood emotions of joy and elation. Later as an adult, observing the same events can become one of fear and dread of harm, foreseeing potential injury, and the scariest fear for a parent, the death of their child. Nevertheless the photograph of a young girl amidst the fireworks of a sparkler magically transported me to an almost lost place. I can recall my delightful memories when I first held my glowing and sputtering sparkler. I can recall my ooohs and aaaahs of watching these specular fireworks, which were an experience that I think went well beyond wonder and joy."

Short paragraph about his project, in the middle of the page, text is nice and small. elegant!

  I love how you can see the blue covers when you open the book. It brings life to the pictures in a way.

"I learned that what looks good to the eye and what looks good in a photograph are not always the same."

 I like the small paragraphs from now and then with own reflections like the one above. The photographs are amazing! I love all of them! They are so special!!!!