With this book, Magnum photographer Christopher Anderson, renowned for his documentary work from conflict zones all over the world, presents a very personal body of work: "These photographs are an organic response to an experience that is at the same time the most unique and the most universal of experiences: the birth of a child. . . . Through my son, my role as the son took on new meaning and my senses were hypertuned to the evidence of my own life passing." Christopher Anderson's distinctions include the Robert Capa Gold Medal, two World Press Photo Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize nomination.