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A revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann. In …

Review of 'Hold still' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

This book is a dreamy kind of autobiography. Mann writes of childhood, adolescence with a piercing, yet slow eye, while delving into her starting out as a photographer with an acute sense of self-examination. Her handling of the whole thing where she was accused of being a paedophile, someone who used her kids to sell pictures without a care in the world for them, is really well-handled, I feel.

All in all, a good book on growing up, including sexuality, love, dislikes and work. Grew a bit tedious towards the end, but then, don't some of us?