Humanitas

HumanitasHumanitas is the result of a five year photographic adventure. During this time, Fredric Roberts traveled extensively throughout Asia, from India to Cambodia, Bhutan to Thailand, Myanmar to China, some areas that were recently in the news after being ravaged by the tsunami. While this collection of images preceded the disaster and was only coincidentally released in its wake, it became a timely tribute to these people. Cicero coined the term humanitas

and they are even more stylistically and culturally diverse—ranging from an ancient Egyptian tomb model

the individual

acted by modern dancers and set in a wild Mediterranean valley

addresses the profound questions inherent in the biblical account

They are depicted in a wide variety of artistic media

personal tour of a bygone age of the motion picture advertising industry

the rocks and ravines in the Grand Canyon

But the book is also a road map for the future

the author takes readers along on his numerous Indian adventures

nourishing to the eyes and soul

such as Babe Ruth and Willie Mays

this appealing survey provides a veritable slideshow of the many iterations of a woman and her book—a compelling subject to this day