Mawmaw by Anthony Wilson
Mawmaw is a book by photographer Anthony Wilson, co-published by Guest Editions and Pomegranate Press.
Mawmaw is an intimate, long term exploration of West Virginia’s grand families – households where children are being raised by their grandparents. Spanning all four seasons, the work moves beyond the usual narratives around the opioid crisis to examine the many reasons grandparents step into a caregiving role: incarceration, death, unpreparedness or neglect.
Through photographs made between 2021 and 2026, the book weaves together everyday life, from birthdays and play to exhaustion and resilience, to show both the triumph and the struggles of these families. At the heart of it all the grandparents themselves, who keep the children fed, happy, and most most importantly, deeply loved.
The book is typeset using DGM Saffron.
