Aperture, 1992. Hardcover. Unpaginated, circa 80 pages. 26 x 29 cm. Text in English. VG ·  Minor signs of wear to cover (as shown) 1992 Aperture first edition. Immediate Family is one of the great photo books of our time! And yes, it is among the most influential! Mann’s pictures explore the eternal struggle between the child’s simultaneous dependence and quest for autonomy—the holding on and the breaking away.