Boyhood by Roger Ballen

AEast Malaysia

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3Fishing, USA

4 Dress Up, Philippines

Boys and Girls, Philippines

On the Wharf, Taiwan

Letting Go, Ceylon

Blown up Boy, East Malaysia

On the Beach, Maldives Islands

23Alleyway, Afghanistan

24 In Charge, India

Boys will be Boys, Taiwan

26 Herding, Nepal

Pushing the Hoop, Lesotho

28 Lost Ball, Indonesia

White Shirt, USA

30 Basket Boy, Rwanda

31Chicken Boy, Philippines

32 Boy Between Tree, Botswana

Lined Up, Indonesia

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Boyhood by Roger Ballen

Published on Sep 13, 2022

Damiani

This new and expanded edition of Roger Ballen’s widely acclaimed 1979 photobook 'Boyhood' features new and unpublished images taken by the photographer in the ‘70. Quoted by André Kertész, Bruce Davidson and Elliott Erwitt as a rare and intimate view of the spirit of youth, these images are able to bring back the childhood of everyone. In photographs and stories, Ballen leads us across the continents of Europe, Asia, and North America in search of boyhood: boyhood as it is lived in the Himalayas of Nepal, the islands of Indonesia, the provinces of China, the streets of America. Each stunning black and white photograph (culled from 15,000 boy photos shot during Ballen’s four-year quest of his subject) depicts the magic of boys revealed in their games, their adventures, their dreams, their mischief. 'Boyhood' is able to connect boys all around the world across the borders of nationality and culture. More of an ode or a memory than a literal document, Ballen’s first book is as powerful and current today as it w

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