fatherhood . a community about fathers playing active roles in their kids' lives

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pdf of fatherhood book online

click here for latest book mock-up Continue

Added by roberthouser on June 23, 2009 at 7:19pm — No Comments

This Fatherhood project began over three years ago, and it has grown into a very moving personal assignment. At the outset, I thought I’d post an ad on craigslist.org looking for fathers playing active roles in their children’s lives. However, I soon learned that these Dads were all around me - fathers of my kids’ friends, friends of mine, people I work with, the head of my kid’s parent teacher organization, coaches, grandfathers at the park. When I first became a father, I thought a lot about… Continue

Added by roberthouser on May 12, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

fatherhood book

going into design of the final version of the book – a mad rush of shoots scheduled. Continue

Added by roberthouser on April 24, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

nighttime

I was up three times with my son last night – covers all messed up, bathroom run, and a scary dream. I was exhausted by the third time, and almost getting exasperated, until he said, “Sorry I keep waking you up, Daddy.” How can you be annoyed after that? Continue

Added by roberthouser on November 13, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

nightmare medicine

he comes in after a nightmare, half asleep i lift up the cover and let him crawl in he curls up with my arm draped over his shoulder, i want to hold your arm, he mutters, and drifts off Continue

Added by roberthouser on May 21, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

fatherhood in music

one of the guys I photographed for my fatherhood book as a song playing on stations nationwide – check out this track: http://www.myspace.com/thetrackrunners Continue

Added by roberthouser on April 3, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

a comment on fatherhood

My fatherhood book project is ongoing. I hope to shoot a number of Dads in the coming months, but I wanted to highlight a comment that came through on my blog. At the time this comment came in, I was shooting for a week in Maine and there is no question, this made my week. When this collateral piece hit my desk (last Fall I think?), the images connected with me like few others have (and being in an agency, I see A TON of them!) It is the ONLY piece I have on my desk now; a reminder that someone… Continue

Added by roberthouser on September 12, 2007 at 1:30pm — No Comments

wonderful value

at first when I began this book project, I felt like I wanted to only show images of fathers doing things society doesn’t expect of them. recently I was shooting a father with his two sons and we went out to his car. he was showing them how to check the oil, and it made me think about my initial reasoning. why should I limit this away from some aspects of fatherhood that many of us experienced? there is as much wonderful value in these moments. Continue

Added by roberthouser on July 16, 2007 at 1:30pm — No Comments

happy father’s day

i received this quote in response to the fatherhoodinc.com book mock up: The tag I often get hit with is “Mr. Mom”, I don’t take offense to it, but when someone asks “Are you Mr. Mom?” I just tell them “No, I am their father.” to all of you, happy father’s day Continue

Added by roberthouser on June 14, 2007 at 12:30am — No Comments

are we there yet?

when fathers begin to play an equal role in the raising of children, the world will truly be changed – paraphrased from Gloria Steinem Continue

Added by roberthouser on March 30, 2007 at 10:30am — No Comments

fatherhood . continues

in the middle of the night, every night, i take him to pee his eyes closed, completely asleep – i pick him up to carry him back to bed his arm wraps around my back tightly - some nights i feel gentle pats from his hand Continue

Added by roberthouser on January 29, 2007 at 11:00am — No Comments

fatherhood – december 2006

december was a good month for this project. with parents and kids both home, i was able to set up a number of shoots. each time i shoot this subject, i am so moved by the relationship between these fathers and their children. each time, i find i become a better father. each time i want more and more people to see this rapport. Continue

Added by roberthouser on January 10, 2006 at 9:30am — No Comments