I start my book with a photo of a part from my Mothers journal. This is also the title of the book. The image has been wrapped round the book, covering the back and front of the book. The book starts with a bible verse which subtly explains the premise of some of the upcoming photos. I have separated my book into three different sections Father, Son and Mother this is very similar to the holy trinity which is the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This was not purposefully done, I just thought it was worth mentioning. It then introduces my brother with a small snapshot of his eye. I included portraits of my brother doing different actions, I matched these with words from the interviews and bible verses that related well. In between these photos I wanted included old family archive photos that I had edited. These were used to separate each photo giving the book variety. The book followed a similar pattern through out. I wanted to show a variety of styles of photographs, sequenced in a such a way that they interrupt each other giving the reader something new to look at.
Just like the previous section there is a small snapshot however this time the person it the photo is my Father. This follows the same layout with slight differences. The old archive photos are of my Father is his youth and another one that is naturally abstract. The abstract photo did coincide with the meaning I was trying convey however I wanted to leave it unanswered as I wanted the viewer to work it out for themselves. Photos of my Father in his youth are matched with words of him talking about his youth.
My Mothers section starts with a small portrait that has been ripped. Then followed by a big portrait like previous sections. It then follows the same layout as previous parts of the book. This sections includes more dialogue. This is why I chose to have it at the end. The book then ends with a Bible verse.
There are 76 pages in total including the cover. 10 double spread photos and 26 Portraits. All photos apart from three are in color.