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The World is YoungDescription
This photographic memoir was written/compiled by noted photographer and author Wayne F. Miller, an Orinda resident. It is photographed in Orinda, and contains pictures of his children and many of their contemporaries. The book chronicles the children's world as they experience it during their early years.Context
Wayne Forrest Miller, was an Orinda resident and world-renowned photographer. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy where he was assigned to Edward Steichen's World War II Naval Aviation Photographic Unit and was among the first Western photographers to document the destruction at Hiroshima. He also freelanced for Life and worked as an associate curator for The Family of Man exhibition and accompanying book. The exhibition featured some of Miller’s photographs and was seen by more than 9 million visitors. He was active as a photographer from 1942 until 1975 and received many awards, among them the Guggenheim Fellowship. He is also the author of several books of photography including "The Way of Life of the Northern Negro" and "The World is Young". Miller was also active in environmentalism and forestry.
