In 2008 Christopher Anderson became a father and began to document his everyday life with his son Atlas. ‘These images are my response to the most personal and universal experiences of all: the birth of a child’, says Anderson. At the same time his father was diagnosed with lung cancer. This pictures revolve around life and death, while the birth of his son gave his own role as a son a new meaning. The series not only shows snapshots but thoughtful compositions that resemble paintings and radiate a special peace and strength. He calls this series ‘A document of love and reflection on the seasons of life’.

Anderson is a member of Magnum Photos and photographer for the New York Magazine. So far he has published several books. His most recent book ‘Son’ is available at Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg .