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Statement by the photographer, Hannah KOZAK
"These photos tell my mother's story of isolation, loneliness, abuse, connection, compassion, forgiveness, family, humanity, grace, joy, inspiration and love. It’s the story of a mother-daughter reconciliation. My mother is a symbol of perseverance.” (© Hannah KOZAK)
Background information
The photo book 'He Threw The Last Punch Too Hard' by Los Angeles based photographer Hannah KOZAK tells the story of her mother Rachel Zarco, a beautiful, passionate, vivacious, and fiery Guatemalan Sophia Loren- type brunette who left Hannah and the family after she fell in love with another man. The man turned out to be violent. He beat her so badly that she suffered permanent brain damage and had to be moved into an assisted living facility at the age of forty one, where she still lives today.
Content
Since 2009, Hannah has followed her difficult journey and this book, ''He Threw The Last Punch Too Hard'', is their story. It contains 51 black and white images and 30 archival photographs drawn from Zarco/Kozak family albums. The text includes a personal essay from Hannah KOZAK and Hope Edelman and commentary by Aline Smithson. A story that could inspire other women to leave an abusive relationship, before it’s too late.
Additional information
''He Threw The Last Punch Too Hard' by Hannah KOSAK is printed in a limited edition of 700 copies. It measures 21 x 26 cm. (8' x 10.5")