Long lost photo series captures timeless nature of motherhood
<p>A rediscovered long lost collection of photographs taken over 50 years ago captures the timeless nature of motherhood.</p>
<p>American photographer Ken Heyman, whose career spanned seven decades and saw him photograph famous stars like Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe, recently received a call asking him to collect some of his work from a storage facility that was closing.</p>
<p>There the 83-yer-old photographer stumbled across a folder titled “Mother”. Inside was stacks of intimate images of mothers with their children that he shot in the 60s when travelling the world for a photography book called <em>Family, </em>released in 1965. </p>
<p>The Pulitzer-nominated book sold over a quarter million copies and was one of the ten biggest selling photography books at the time.</p>
<p>Scroll through the gallery above to see the timeless and poignant portrayals of mother and child.</p>
<p>Do you have a cherished photo that captures a beautiful moment with your child? Share it with us in the comments below. </p>
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