Milford Moons

It is an original book of photographs and text compiled by a bestselling author, comprised of moonlit scenes of Milford, Pennsylvania, where he creates a visual meaning and mood of his beloved hometown.

Richard Morais is particularly suited to this endeavor: When he writes his novels, he conveys an atmosphere or sensibility in a book by striving to capture the right image more than the right word.

That's how his bestselling novel The Hundred-Foot Journey, became a celebrated 2014 Steven Spielberg-Oprah Winfrey film starring Helen Mirren. This book was no exception: Late one night while walking his dogs, Morais wondered what a single image would best capture a novel he was working on about his hometown, Milford.

The full moon that stood over one of the back alleys prompted him to snap the beautiful, mysterious, and moody shadow-filled moonlit scene. After that first photograph, the assembly of images took on a life of its own.

What started as a simple search for an image that would suit a murder mystery he was mentally formulating, became the process that ultimately morphed into its creative project: This series of photographs became a visual love letter to Milford, where his family has resided for four generations.