Midwest Book Review, September, 2006
A profound and powerful glimpse through time to a land on the cusp of drastic change, highly recommended.

Silvershotz Magazine, November, 2006
"The portraits ...... are sensitive and poignant. There is a certain stillness, a quiet observation and gentleness about these images"...."a touching artistic portrayal of the area and its people which will prove historically important in the years to come".

Brooks Jensen, Lenswork Podcast, September, 2006
"..a fantastic body of work...a terrific looking book"

Julian Cox, Curator of Photography, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
..(a) beautiful publication..an important body of work...a fitting "memorial" to the dramatic transformation of Three Gorges culture.

Bruce Barnbaum, Photographer
"...a truly wonderful book, filled with some really stunning photographs. ...a very beautiful book"