The book Rites of Life has now been released in two trilingual editions (English-German-French and Spanish-Italian-Portuguese) by the publishing company Taschen.

Rites of Life was written and photographed by Anders Ryman, who has travelled to more than twenty different cultures around the globe to document life cycle rituals for this monumental project.

The Swedish edition of the book, published by Bokförlaget Max Ström, won the Swedish publishing prize in 2009.

The project Rites of Life has also resulted in various exhibitions. A large open air exhibition, first shown at Raoul Wallenberg Plaza in the center of Stockholm, will be shown at Nytorv Square in Copenhagen this summer, after which it will tour internationally.