Early ReviewersWilliam H. Frey II

Marvelous landscapes of human experience and emotion rendered through the magnification of our tears “A moving depiction of the micro and macro aspects of our emotional lives, and a beautiful means of integrating the often separate realms of science and art.” —Refinery29 Does a tear shed while chopping onions look different from a tear of happiness? In this powerful collection of images, award-winning photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher trains her optical microscope and camera on her own tears and those of men, women, and children, released in moments of grief, pain, gratitude, and joy, and captured upon glass slides. The Topography of Tears reveals the beauty of recurring patterns in nature and presents evocative, crystalline imagery for contemplation. Underscored by poetic captions, these 67 duotone photographs translate the mysterious act of crying into an atlas mapping the structure and magnificence of our interior lives.