Last summer, kids the world over missed out on the universal heaven/hell experience of summer camp. We couldn't be happier to feature one of our favorite summertime staff picks of all time, 'Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah: Andy Sweet's Summer Camp 1977.' A companion volume to Andy Sweet's best-selling 'Shtetl in the Sun,' 'Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah' chronicles the summer of 1977 at Camp Mountain Lake, serving up a knowing portrait of the era's fashion, pop culture and frank expressions of adolescent sexuality. Set against the cherished rituals of camp life—from the parade of trunks as 300 campers arrive at Mountain Lake's rural North Carolina setting to the end-of-August Dionysian frenzy of "Color War"—Sweet's photos tell a classic coming-of-age story, one full of awkward crushes, intense friendships and the kind of deep truths that emerge over late-night, campfire-toasted marshmallows. As the camp's photography instructor and one of its counselors, Sweet brings an intimate familiarity to his subject, capturing the rhythms of the camp's daily life through both posed compositions and spontaneous images. By turns nostalgic, poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, this collection includes a foreword by award-winning Miami arts journalist Brett Sokol and an introductory essay by New Yorker staff writer @frynaomifry Published by @letter16press Read more via linkinbio. #andysweet #hellomuddahhellofaddah #hellomudddah #summercamp #70scampphotos #70ssummercamp https://www.instagram.com/p/CQqk02kMlDw/?utm_medium=tumblr
