The Gift to Be Simple

Few photographers can boast of acceptance by and access to a remote Amish community, but Bill Coleman has had the good fortune to spend the past 25 years capturing its daily events in beautiful full color images. From breadmaking to haymaking community barn raisings, he takes readers on a visual journey through a Pennsylvanian valley largely untouched by tourists and the trappings of modern existence. Whether it's a buggy traversing a winter farmscape, a woman quilting, or a group of children at play, Coleman captures with a perceptive eye the one unique and telling gesture that reveals the character of an individual and a community. The images gathered here authentic in their subject matter and utterly simple in their presentation celebrate the beauty and grace of a time honored way of life. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.