Book Title: We Met A Little Early But I Get To Love You Longer
Photographer/s: Raphaela Rosella
Place of publication: Sydney, Australia
Year of publication: 2015
Publisher: Momento Pro
Language: English
Dimensions of book: 250 x 210 mm
Edition size: 3 (dummies)
Binding, paper & printing details: Hard cover, section sewn, perfect bound, digital colour prints on uncoated paper
Number of pages:123
Number of pictures: 41
Designer: Wendy Kimpton and Raphaela Rosella
Editor: n/a
Printer: Momento Pro
ISBN: n/a
Retail price: NFS
Where to buy; stores/ distributors/URLS: NFS
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Summary of project:
“This project stems from the reaction I had when my teenage twin sister told me she was pregnant. I was angry; I called her a ‘slut’ and told her to get an abortion because I thought she could have a ‘better life’. But what is a better life? I always knew that at some stage she was going to be a mum, I just hadn’t expected it to be so early in her life.
We Met a Little Early, But I Get To Love You Longer is a collaboration with young mothers from my neighbourhood. By exploring and individualising the complex range of issues that lead teen girls to early pregnancy and the challenges they face, the collaborations seek to show that each mother is different, and there is no ‘uniform’ type. By listening and telling the stories of others, we come to understand that there are no stereotypes and we stand as individuals.”
Raphaela Rosella