Description
Curious about the depth of meaning people attach to their mostcherished personal possessions, jewelry designer and portrait photographerMonica Rich Kosann set out to chronicle, in words and images, the stories ofsuch deeply esteemed belongings. She sat down with more than 65 intriguingpersonalities, celebrities, and thought leaders who revealed to her not onlythe items they most value, but also the reasons why they feel this way. Theresult is Possession Obsession, astunning photographic collection that features interviews with such variedfigures as Usher, Judge Judy, and Isaac Mizrahi, among many others. The wonderfulportraits and fascinating stories that emerged shed a gently revealing light on what lies behind the public facades of many of her subjects, but more importantly, on the universal human urge to holdmaterial things dear not for their outward value but for their emotionalsignificance.
