Children of Belfast: Reclaiming Their Place Among the Stones

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Summary: A Better Man Than I
Review: I met Tom this past weekend in Dublin, OH and talked to him for quite a while. Being a photographer, I was interested in hearing his thoughts on process and technique and other techie stuff. While talking to him I looked through his book and realized that this was much more than technical work. When I got home and started reading it I realized the importance of his work. I highly recommend this book not just for the photos but for the stories that go with them. Excellent work.

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Summary: A must have book !
Review: I picked it up , just by excident . Than , after being shocked by exellency of photography , I loked at the name of the author ... Tom Kumpf ...
I was shoked , surprised , and heart by his work ! As published author , kind of famouse photographer ... all I can say to Mr. Kumpf : WOW ! ... Highly recomended !!!

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Summary: Resilient Children of Belfast
Review: Like no other before him, Tom Quinn Kumpf has managed to capture, through word and image, the reality of today's Belfast streets as seen by and through the youth that live there.

Kumpf has walked ever inch of Belfast's peace line documenting the lives and stories of this troubled city's youth - youth from both sides of the divide.

Most importantly, and what sets this book apart from others like it, is Kumpf's manner of reporting their stories. Evident in his work, Kumpf has managed to gain trust in a place that doesn't easily trust. He has uncovered and exposed the human side of a terribly twisted political and religious war.

His work is genuine and truthful, and in it you will see both the pain and the hope that lies within the children of Belfast.

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Summary: Resilient Children of Belfast
Review: Tom Quinn Kumpf has written a beautiful book. The photography is outstanding and the narrative reveals an unusual insight into the plight of the children, victims of the conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. Kumpf does not point fingers or take sides. He tells it as he saw it in Belfast.