Photography and photographs Books
Museum of New Mexico Press Oblique Views Aerial Photography and Southwest
Book SynopsisIn 1927, the year that Charles A Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic Ocean, another revolution was happening on the ground. A group of young archaeologists was forging an area of study centered on the ancient Southwest. Aviation and archaeology merged when Alfred V. Kidder, of the Carnegie Institution, hired Lindbergh to photograph the sites from an airplane. Lindbergh''s aerial survey of the Four Corners and Upper Rio Grande, made with Anne Morrow Lindbergh at the controls and, possibly, photographing some of the sites, were the first low-angle views of the vast, interconnected ancient landscape. The Lindbergh documentation of the sites remains a valuable historic record of the northern Southwest plateau. Ninety years later, noted aerial photographer Adriel Heisey has been commissioned by Archaeology Southwest, an organization dedicated to preservation archaeology, to re-photograph the ancient sites exactly as Lindbergh did. The juxtaposition of thirty black-and-white remastered Lindbergh
£36.89
Getty Trust Publications Photographs of the Past Process and Preservation
Book SynopsisA guide to the techniques, methods, and processes of photographic conservation and preservation. It covers the Terminology, Positives, Negatives, and Conservation. It includes chapters that focus on specific processes - such as daguerreotypes, albumen negatives, and black-and-white prints.
£42.75
Aperture The Minds Eye Writings on Photography and
Book SynopsisWritings on photography and photographers by Henri Cartier-Bresson
£15.15
MTA Publications Literature and Landscape in East Devon
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£15.19
Hemisphere Publishing Fox
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£33.25
Ian Lawson Books Shepherdess One Woman Farm
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£139.50
Daylight Community Arts Foundation Photographs Not Taken
Book Synopsis Photographs Not Taken is a collection of photographers’ essays about failed attempts to make a picture. Editor Will Steacy asked each photographer to abandon the conventional tools needed to make a photograph—camera, lens, film—and instead make a photograph using words, to capture the image (and its attendant memories) that never made it through the lens. In each essay, the photograph has been stripped down to its barest and most primitive form: the idea behind it. This collection provides a unique and original interpretation of the experience of photographing, and allows the reader into a world rarely seen: the image making process itself. Photographs Not Taken features contributions by: Peter Van Agtmael, Dave Anderson, Timothy Archibald, Roger Ballen, Thomas Bangsted, Juliana Beasley, Nina Berman, Elinor Carucci, Kelli Connell, Paul D’Amato, Tim Davis, KayLynn Deveney, Doug Dubois, Rian Dundon, Amy Elkins, Jim Goldberg, Emmet Gowin, Gregory HTrade ReviewFeatured in The New Yorker
£10.44
Redstone Press The Blind Photographer
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£22.50
Occasional Papers Hugo Roelandt Lets Expand the Sky
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£14.00
HENI Publishing All My Photographs Are Made With Pens
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£20.00
Here Press The Town of Tomorrow 50 Years of Thamesmead
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£27.55
Legare Street Press The Builders
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£15.95
Legare Street Press In Pursuit of Spring
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£25.60
Legare Street Press The Cathedral Builders the Story of a Great
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£23.70
Legare Street Press The History of Dunbar From the Earliest Records
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£18.95
Legare Street Press Masonry a Short Textbook on Masonry Construction
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£13.95
Legare Street Press Complete Selfinstructing Library of Practical
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£28.45
Legare Street Press Dr. Brook Taylors Principles of Linear
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£13.95
Legare Street Press Memoir of George Edmund Street 18241881
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£21.80
Legare Street Press Complete Selfinstructing Library Of Practical
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£18.95
Legare Street Press Old Cottages FarmHouses in Surrey
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£25.60
Taylor & Francis Ltd Creating Visual Narratives Through Photography
Book SynopsisThis book provides photographers with the foundation to craft more compelling photos from concept all the way through to creation and distribution, on the path to making a living. Based on real-life practice and experience, former National Geographic and White House visual editor, Mike Davis, takes readers on a journey starting with addressing the motivation behind an image and how this determines the rest of the creative process. He goes on to articulate best technical practices to create the narrative through photo composition and what to do with your work after the photos are completed. Each section offers exercises for applied learning and a series of appendices cover assignments structures, a compilation of critical words and concepts, a comprehensive resource guide of organizations, competitions, grants, collectives and agencies, book publishers and printers, and more. This is an ideal resource for students and practitioners alike to gain a more informed understaTable of Contents1. Why Do We Make Pictures? 2. Photography’s Means of Expression 3. What You Do From Behind The Camera 4. How To Select And Sequence Your Photos 5. Creating Visual Narratives 6. What It Takes to Make A Living Conclusion: The Inability to Not
£33.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc Nikon D7100 For Dummies
Book SynopsisA must-have, full-color guide to the Nikon D7100 The Nikon D7100 is an ideal camera for beginning photographers who may lack structured photography training but are still eager and determined to take great photos.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5 Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land 7 Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 45 Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 79 Chapter 4: Exploring Live View Photography and Movie Making 93 Part II: Working with Picture Files 127 Chapter 5: Playback Mode: Viewing, Erasing, and Protecting Photos 129 Chapter 6: Downloading, Printing, and Sharing Your Photos 161 Part III: Taking Creative Control 191 Chapter 7: Getting Creative with Exposure and Lighting 193 Chapter 8: Manipulating Focus and Color 249 Chapter 9: Putting It All Together 291 Part IV: The Part of Tens 307 Chapter 10: Ten Fun (And Practical) Ways to Manipulate Your Photos 309 Chapter 11: Ten More Ways to Customize Your Camera 337 Index 357
£22.09
John Wiley & Sons Inc Nikon D7200 For Dummies
Book SynopsisYour plain-English, full-color guide to the Nikon D7200 Your Nikon D7200 comes packed with enough power to satisfy even seasoned photographers. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with an easy guide on how to adjust the camera's settings to get the photos you want.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 A Quick Look at What’s Ahead 1 Icons and Other Stuff to Note 3 Beyond the Book 4 Practice, Be Patient, and Have Fun! 4 Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5 Chapter 1: First Steps, First Shots 7 Chapter 2: Reviewing Five Essential Picture]Taking Options 51 Chapter 3: Adding Flash 81 Part II: Beyond the Basics 99 Chapter 4: Taking Charge of Exposure 101 Chapter 5: Controlling Focus and Depth of Field 145 Chapter 6: Mastering Color Controls 171 Chapter 7: Putting It All Together 193 Chapter 8: Shooting, Viewing, and Trimming Movies 209 Part III: After the Shot 233 Chapter 9: Playback Mode: Viewing Your Photos 235 Chapter 10: Working with Camera Files 257 Part IV: The Part of Tens 287 Chapter 11: Ten More Ways to Customize Your Camera 289 Chapter 12: Ten Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 305 Index 327
£22.09
John Wiley & Sons Inc Nikon D3400 For Dummies
Book SynopsisDiscover the essentials to getting better photos with the Nikon DLSLR D3400 The Nikon D3400 hits stores as Nikon's most advanced entry-level DSLR camera. Along with the pixel power to deliver sharp images, it also offers tools to be instantly creative and quickly share photos to a smartphone.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 How This Book Is Organized 2 Icons and Other Stuff to Note 3 Where to Go from Here 4 Part 1: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5 Chapter 1: Getting Up and Running 7 Preparing the Camera for Initial Use 7 Exploring Basic Camera Features 11 Checking out external controls 11 Ordering from camera menus 19 Switching to Live View mode 23 Viewing critical picture settings 25 Adjusting settings via the control strip 28 Displaying Help Screens 29 Familiarizing Yourself with the Lens 30 Working with Memory Cards 35 Taking a Few Final Setup Steps 37 Restoring Default Settings 40 Chapter 2: Reviewing Five Essential Picture-Taking Options 43 Choosing an Exposure Mode 44 Fully automatic exposure modes 44 Semiautomatic modes (P, S, and A) 45 Manual exposure mode (M) 46 Specialty modes (Effects and Guide modes) 46 Setting the Release Mode 47 Single Frame and Quiet Shutter Release modes 48 Continuous (burst mode) shooting 49 Self-timer shooting 50 Wireless remote control modes 51 Checking Image Size and Image Quality 52 Considering the Image Size setting (resolution) 52 Understanding Image Quality options (JPEG or Raw) 56 Setting Image Size and Image Quality 60 Adding Flash 62 Enabling and disabling flash 63 Choosing a Flash mode 64 Adjusting the flash output (P, S, A, and M modes only) 70 Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 75 Shooting in Auto and Auto Flash Off Modes 75 Viewfinder photography in Auto and Auto Flash Off modes 76 Live View photography in Auto and Auto Flash off modes 79 Taking Advantage of Scene Modes 82 Portrait mode 83 Landscape mode 84 Child mode 84 Sports mode 85 Close Up mode 87 Night Portrait mode 88 Part 2: Beyond the Basics 89 Chapter 4: Taking Charge of Exposure 91 Introducing the Exposure Trio: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO 92 Aperture affects depth of field 94 Shutter speed affects motion blur 96 ISO affects image noise 96 Doing the exposure balancing act 99 Stepping Up to Advanced Exposure Modes (P, S, A, and M) 100 Checking the Exposure Meter 102 Choosing an Exposure Metering Mode 105 Setting Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO 108 Adjusting aperture and shutter speed 108 Controlling ISO 111 Solving Exposure Problems 115 Applying Exposure Compensation 115 Expanding tonal range with Active D-Lighting 119 Eliminating vignetting 122 Using autoexposure lock 124 Chapter 5: Controlling Focus and Depth of Field 125 Choosing Automatic or Manual Focusing 126 Exploring Standard Focusing Options (Viewfinder Photography) 127 Mastering the autofocusing system 128 Focusing manually 137 Focusing During Live View and Movie Shooting 140 Understanding Live View autofocusing 141 Manual focusing during Live View and movie shooting 149 Manipulating Depth of Field 149 Chapter 6: Mastering Color Controls 153 Understanding White Balance 153 Changing the White Balance setting 155 Fine-tuning White Balance settings 158 Creating white balance presets 159 Choosing a Color Space 163 Taking a Quick Look at Picture Controls 164 Chapter 7: Putting It All Together 171 Recapping Basic Picture Settings 171 Shooting Still Portraits 172 Capturing Action 178 Capturing Scenic Vistas 181 Capturing Dynamic Close-Ups 184 Chapter 8: Shooting, Viewing, and Trimming Movies 187 Shooting Movies Using Default Settings 188 Adjusting Video Settings 193 Controlling Audio 197 Choosing the Microphone setting (volume control) 197 Reducing wind noise 200 Exploring Other Recording Options 201 Manipulating Movie Exposure 203 Screening Your Movies 205 Trimming Movies 207 Saving a Movie Frame as a Still Image 210 Part 3: After the Shot 211 Chapter 9: Playback Mode: Viewing Your Photos 213 Picture Playback 101 214 Choosing Which Images to View 215 Adjusting Playback Timing 216 Enabling Automatic Picture Rotation 217 Shifting from Single-Image to Thumbnails Display 219 Displaying Photos in Calendar View 220 Magnifying Photos During Playback 221 Viewing Picture Data 223 File Information mode 224 Highlights (“blinkies”) display mode 227 RGB Histogram mode 228 Shooting Data mode 231 Overview mode 232 Creating a Digital Slide Show 234 Viewing Your Photos on a Television 236 Chapter 10: Working with Picture and Movie Files 239 Rating Photos and Movies 240 Deleting Files 242 Deleting files one at a time 242 Deleting all files 243 Deleting a batch of selected files 243 Protecting Photos and Movies 246 Taking a Look at Nikon’s Photo Software 247 Downloading Pictures to the Computer 250 Connecting via USB 251 Starting the file-transfer process 252 Downloading using Nikon Transfer 2 253 Processing Raw (NEF) Files 257 Processing Raw images in the camera 258 Processing Raw files in Capture NX-D 261 Preparing Pictures for Online Sharing 264 Prepping online photos using ViewNX-i 265 Resizing pictures from the Retouch menu 265 Part 4: The Part of Tens 269 Chapter 11: Ten Fun (And Practical) Ways to Manipulate Your Photos 271 Applying the Retouch Menu Filters 272 Removing Red-Eye 275 Straightening Tilting Horizon Lines 275 Removing (Or Creating) Lens Distortion 277 Correcting Perspective 278 Adjusting Exposure and Color 279 Cropping Your Photo 282 Applying Effects to Existing Photos 284 Shooting in Effects Mode 288 Combining Two Photos with Image Overlay 293 Chapter 12: Ten Special-Purpose Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 295 Adding Hidden Image Comments 295 Adding a Copyright Notice 297 Creating Custom Image Folders 298 Turning Off the AF-Assist Illuminator 300 Adjusting Automatic Shutdown Timing 300 Changing the Look of the Information Display 301 Keeping the Information Display Hidden 303 Changing the Function Button’s Function 303 Customizing the AE-L/AF-L Button 304 Using the Shutter Button to Lock Exposure and Focus (or Not) 305 Appendix: Intro to Nikon Snapbridge 307 What Can I Do with SnapBridge? 308 Getting Familiar with the SnapBridge App 309 Understanding SnapBridge-Related Camera Options 312 Glossary of Digital Photography Terms 315 Index 323
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Street Photography
Book SynopsisWith both training and preparation, a street photographer needs to make rapid decisions; there may only be a fraction of a second to immortalize a moment in time that has never happened before and will never happen again. This is where Street Photography: Creative Vision Behind the Lens comes in.Follow Valérie Jardin on an inspiring photo walk around the world. After an overview of the practical and technical aspects of street photography, Valérie takes you along on a personal photographic journey as she hits the streets of her favorite urban haunts. She shows you the art of storytelling through her photographs, from envisioning the image to actually capturing it in the camera. Learn about the technical and compositional choices she makes and the thought process that spurred the click of the shutter. Perfect for both the new photographer excited to capture the world around them and for the experienced street photographer wishing to improve their techniques and iTrade Review"I’ve been taking a few minutes to read one of these Photo Walks every day. Each time I learn a little more about photography and Valerie’s approach. Even you are vaguely interested in the street photography, I encourage you to read this book. You won’t be sorry." -- www.streetphotographymagazine.com"This is one of those books that will remain a book shelf favorite to let your mind wander [through] the pages spurning your own creativity for whatever flavor your soul leads you to photograph."-- www.pix724.blogspot.com"I know I will be coming back to these pages whenever I feel like I’m not satisfied with my own work, in order to find explanations of why it is so and inspiration about the things I must do."-- Ugo Cei, www.ucphoto.me"This is, I feel, a brilliant staring point for anyone getting onto the genre and I have no hesitation in recommending it.In fact, if you only buy one book on the subject, start with this one and keep it in your bag. Like me, you’ll dip into it constantly." -- www.craig-bradshaw.comTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction to street photography1. Getting Started2. Different ways to approach street photography3. Elements that make strong street photographsPart II. Photo Walk4. Being an observer5. Being part of the scene6. Finding a stage7. The human element in the urban landscape8. Street portraits
£32.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Salted Paper Printing
Book SynopsisSalted Paper Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Contemporary Artists makes one of the oldest known photographic processes easy for the 21st century using simple digital negative methods. Christina Z. Andersonâs in-depth discussion begins with a history of salted paper printing, then covers the salted paper process from beginner to intermediate level, with step-by-step instructions and an illustrated troubleshooting guide. Including cameraless imagery, hand-coloring, salt in combination with gum, and printing on fabric, Salted Paper Printing contextualizes the practice within the varied alternative processes. Anderson offers richly-illustrated profiles of contemporary artists making salted paper prints, discussing their creative process and methods.Salted Paper Printing is perfect for the seasoned photographer looking to dip their toe into alternative processes, or for the photography student eager to engage with photographyâs rich history. Table of Contents1. A Brief History of Salted paper2. Talbot’s Original "Photogenic Drawing" ProcessPart 1: Salted Paper Step-by-Step3. Setting up the Salted Paper "Dimroom"4. Digital Negatives for Salted Paper5. Salted and Sensitizing the Paper6. Exposing, Processing and Toning the Salted Paper Print7. An Illustrated Guide to Troubleshooting Salted Paper8. Printing Gum Over Salted Paper9. Hand-coloring Salted Paper and other creative ideas10. Finishing, Framing, and Storing Salted PaperPart 2: Contemporary Salted Paper Artists11. Contemporary Salted Paper Artists12. Bibliography
£51.99
Heidi Alexander The Stockport Collection
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£22.80
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Photographic Theory
Book SynopsisHershberger is the winner of a 2015 Insight Award from the Society for Photographic Education for his work on this book and for his overall contributions to the field! Photographic Theory: An Historical Anthology presents a compendium of readings spanning ancient times to the digital age that are related to the history, nature, and current status of debates in photographic theory. Offers an authoritative and academically up-to-date compendium of the history of photographic theory Represents the only collection to include ancient, Renaissance, and 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century writings related to the subject Stresses the drama of historical and contemporary debates within theoretical circles Features comprehensive coverage of recent trends in digital photography Fills a much-needed gap in the existing literature Trade Review"There can be no question that those of us who teach the history of photography – and our students – have been put most deeply in Hershberger’s debt." (History of Photography Online, 1 June 2015) "This chronologically (and, to a lesser extent, thematically) organized selection of key contributions to photographic theory display both the highly exciting diversity of theoretical questions raised by the emergence, development, triumph, and eventual metamorphosis of photography and the amazing possibility to organize the sometimes savage heterogenity of this material along unobtrusive and simple art-historical lines." - Leonardo Online (1 February 2014) “…our students need more reference books such as this one with a clear theoretical focus and a special attention to clarity. …this important book will undoubtedly be instructive and rewarding for a variety of readers; it would seem to be essential for libraries in Anglophone universities. In a world of infinite commentary about images, theoretical reflections are much needed and this comprehensive book provides many useful answers. In sum, Hershberger’s Photographic Theory aptly reconfirms Wiley-Blackwell’s excellent reputation for companions and readers in the visual arts and cultural theory.” - British Journal of Aesthetics, (June 2016) “Judging from this selection and the intuitive organization of the texts, it is clear that Hershberger knows his field very well. …In his abundant selection, the editor achieves an appreciable balance between the famous essays by the indispensable authors (like Erwin Panofsky or Rudolph Arnheim) and, by contrast, some interesting discoveries of essays by lesser-known theoreticians.” - British Journal of Aesthetics, (June 2016) Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 1 Before Photography to Invention: c. 380 B.C.E.–1839 9 Camera/Vision 11 1.1 Excerpts from the Allegory of the Cave. In The Republic 12Plato, c. 380 B.C.E. 1.2 The Function of the Eye, As Explained by the Camera Obscura 17Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1520 1.3 Description of the Camera Lucida 19William H. Wollaston, 1807 Art/History 23 1.4 Excerpts on Linear Perspective. In On Painting 24Leon Battista Alberti, 1540 1.5 Account of the late Mr. [Robert] Barker 29Anonymous, 1806 1.6 Description of the Process of Painting and Effects of Light Invented by Daguerre, and Applied by Him to the Pictures of the Diorama 31Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, 1839 2 Invention to Pictorialism: 1839–c. 1880 35 What is Photography? 37 2.1 Some Account of the Art of Photogenic Drawing 38William Henry Fox Talbot, 1839 [March] 2.2 The Pencil of Nature. A New Discovery 44Nathaniel Parker Willis and Timothy O. Porter, eds., 1839 [April] 2.3 Report [on the Daguerreotype to the Chamber of Deputies] 48François Arago, 1839 [July] Art/History 55 2.4 Upon Photography in an Artistic View, and in Its Relations to the Arts 56Sir William J. Newton, 1853 2.5 La Photographie 59Antoine Joseph Wiertz, 1855 2.6 Photography 61Eastlake, Lady (Elizabeth) 1857 Camera/Vision 67 2.7 The Stereoscope and the Stereograph 68Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1859 2.8 Combination Printing. In Pictorial Effect in Photography 72Henry Peach Robinson, 1869 2.9 Annals of My Glass House 76Julia Margaret Cameron, 1874 3 Pictorialism to/and/vs. Modernism: c. 1880–c. 1920 81 Camera/Vision 83 3.1 Focussing. In Naturalistic Photography for Students of the Art 84Peter Henry Emerson, 1890 3.2 The Death of Naturalistic Photography 88Peter Henry Emerson, 1890 3.3 The Hand Camera — Its Present Importance 91Alfred Stieglitz, 1896 Interdisciplinary Approaches 95 3.4 Photo-Chemical Investigations and a New Method of Determination of the Sensitiveness of Photographic Plates 96Ferdinand Hurter and Vero C. Driffield, 1890 3.5 Logic as Semiotic: The Theory of Signs 100Charles Sanders Peirce, c. 1900 3.6 Intuition and Art. In Æsthetic: As Science of Expression and General Linguistic 105Benedetto Croce, 1902 3.7 The Cinematographical Mechanism of Thought and the Mechanistic Illusion…. In Creative Evolution 108Henri Bergson, 1907 What Should Photographs Look Like? 113 3.8 On the Straight Print 114Robert Demachy, 1907 3.9 What is a “Straight Print”? 118Frederick H. Evans, 1907 3.10 Photography and Artistic-Photography 121Marius de Zayas, 1913 4 Modernism to Postmodernism: c. 1920–c. 1960 123 Camera/Vision 125 4.1 Photography and the New God 126Paul Strand, 1922 4.2 Light: A Medium of Plastic Expression 130László Moholy-Nagy, 1923 4.3 Seeing Photographically 132Edward Weston, 1943 4.4 The Camera’s Glass Eye 136Clement Greenberg, 1946 What Should Photographs Look Like? 139 4.5 Aims 140Albert Renger-Patzsch, 1927 4.6 A Personal Credo 142Ansel Adams, 1943 4.7 Our Illustrations 147Frank R. Fraprie, 1943 4.8 Photography at the Crossroads 150Berenice Abbott, 1951 Art/History 155 4.9 Excerpts from Perspective as Symbolic Form 156Erwin Panofsky, 1927 4.10 The Age of the World Picture 161Martin Heidegger, 1938/52 4.11 Excerpts from Museum Without Walls 164André Malraux, 1947 Interdisciplinary Approaches 169 4.12 Photography and Typography 170Jan Tschichold, 1928 4.13 The Making of a Film. In Film as Art 174Rudolph Arnheim, 1932 4.14 The Ontology of the Photographic Image. In What Is Cinema? 176André Bazin, 1945 What is Photography? 181 4.15 Mechanism and Expression, the Essence and Value of Photography 182Franz Roh, 1929 4.16 Introduction to The Decisive Moment 188Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1952 4.17 Photography 192Siegfried Kracauer, 1960 5 Modernism and Postmodernism to Digital Imaging: c. 1960–c. 1990 199 Art/History 201 5.1 Equivalence: The Perennial Trend 202Minor White, 1963 5.2 Perspective. In Languages of Art 207Nelson Goodman, 1968 5.3 Can There Ever Again Be a History of Photography? 211Peter C. Bunnell, 1975 5.4 Introduction to Before Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography 214Peter Galassi, 1981 5.5 New Metaphorics: Spirit and Symbol in Contemporary Landscape Photography 219Gretchen Garner, 1988 Camera/Vision 225 5.6 Introduction to The Photographer’s Eye 226John Szarkowski, 1966 5.7 Post-Visualization 232Jerry Uelsmann, 1967 5.8 Introduction to New Topographics 235William Jenkins, 1975 Interdisciplinary Approaches 239 5.9 Excerpts from The World Viewed 240Stanley Cavell, 1971 5.10 Notes on the Index: Seventies Art in America 246Rosalind Krauss, 1977 5.11 Photography and Fetish 251Christian Metz, 1985 5.12 Film, Photography, and Fetish: The Analyses of Christian Metz 256Ben Singer, 1988 What is Photography? 263 5.13 On the Nature of Photography 264Rudolf Arnheim, 1974 5.14 Photography, Vision, and Representation 269Joel Snyder and Neil Walsh Allen, 1975 5.15 The Directorial Mode: Notes Toward a Definition 276A. D. Coleman, 1976 5.16 Selections from Transparent Pictures: On the Nature of Photographic Realism 284Kendall L.Walton, 1984 5.17 The Photograph as Post-Industrial Object: An Essay on the Ontological Standing of Photographs 290Vilém Flusser, 1986 Identity/Politics 295 5.18 The Traffic in Photographs 296Allan Sekula, 1981 5.19 Of Mother Nature and Marlboro Men: An Inquiry into the Cultural Meanings of Landscape Photography 302Deborah Bright, 1985 5.20 Excerpts from Right of Inspection 310Jacques Derrida, 1985 5.21 Fetal Images: The Power of Visual Culture in the Politics of Reproduction 315Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, 1987 6 Postmodernism and Digital Imaging (Return to Pictorialism?): c. 1990–c. 2010 319 What is Digital Photography? 321 6.1 The Transcendental Machine? A Comparison of Digital Photography and Nineteenth-Century Modes of Photographic Representation 322Diana Emery Hulick, 1990 6.2 Photojournalism in the Age of Computers 329Fred Ritchin, 1990 6.3 Phantasm: Digital Imaging and the Death of Photography. In Metamorphoses 334Geoffrey Batchen, 1994 6.4 Escaping Reality: Digital Imagery and the Resources of Photography 338Barbara E. Savedoff, 1997 6.5 Fixing the Art of Digital Photography: Electronic Shadows 344Ellen Handy, 1998 6.6 Digital Ontologies: The Ideality of Form in/and Code Storage — or — Can Graphesis Challenge Mathesis? 350Johanna Drucker, 2001 Identity/Politics 355 6.7 Do Not Doubt the Dangerousness of the 12-Inch-Tall Politician 356David Wojnarowicz, 1991 6.8 The Politics of Focus: Feminism and Photography Theory 359Lindsay Smith, 1992 6.9 Re-Picturing Photography: A Language in the Making 365Aphrodite Désirée Navab, 2001 6.10 A Painful Labour: Responsibility and Photography 370Sharon Sliwinski, 2004 Camera/Vision 377 6.11 Clement Greenberg and Walker Evans: Transparency and Transcendence 378Mike Weaver, 1991 6.12 The Shadows on the Wall. In The Reconfigured Eye: Visual Truth in the Post-Photographic Era 382William J. Mitchell, 1992 6.13 Of Fish, Birds, Cats, Mice, Spiders, Flies, Pigs, and Chimpanzees: How Chance Casts the Historic Action Photograph into Doubt 384Robin Kelsey, 2009 Art/History 389 6.14 The Invisible Dragon: On Beauty I 390Dave Hickey, 1991 6.15 The Idiom in Photography as the Truth in Painting 394Rosemary Hawker, 2002 6.16 “Impressed by Nature’s Hand”: Photography and Authorship 399Douglas R. Nickel, 2009 Photography and Memory 407 6.17 Surviving Images: Holocaust Photographs and the Work of Postmemory 408Marianne Hirsch, 2001 6.18 Visualizing Memory: Photographs and the Art of Biography 412Deborah Willis, 2003 6.19 Remembering September 11: Photography as Cultural Diplomacy 415Liam Kennedy, 2003 6.20 Through a Glass, Darkly: Photography and Cultural Memory 421Alan Trachtenberg, 2008 Interdisciplinary Approaches 425 6.21 Curiosity and Conjecture: Mathematics, Photography, and the Imagination 426David Travis, 2003 6.22 Image as Trace: Speculations about an Undead Paradigm 429Peter Geimer, 2007 6.23 The Photographic Argument of Philosophy 436Alexander Sekatskiy, 2010 Works Cited and Further Reading 440 Credits, Sources, and Acknowledgments 449 Acknowledgments 454 Index 456
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Another Way of Telling
Book SynopsisA new edition of John Berger and Jean Mohr's classic investigation into the nature of photography and what makes it so different from other art forms''One of the world's most influential art critics Berger sees clearly with fresh surprise yet profound understanding'' Washington TimesIn one of the most eloquent accounts of photography ever devised, the writer John Berger and the photographer Jean Mohr set out to understand the fundamental nature of photography and how it makes its impact. Asking a range of questions What is a photograph? What do photographs mean? How can they be used? they give their answers in terms of a photograph as a meeting place where the interests of the photographer, the photographed, the viewer and those who are using the photography are often contradictory'. From these beginnings they develop a theory of photography that has at its centre the form's essential ambiguity, arguing that photography is totally unlike a film and has noTrade ReviewOne of the world’s most influential art critics … Berger sees clearly with fresh surprise yet profound understanding * Washington Times *A wonderful artist and thinker * Susan Sontag *Polemical, meditative, radical, always original, Berger’s essays are extremely wide-ranging * Geoff Dyer *One of the most influential intellectuals of our time * Sean O'Hagan *
£22.50
Abrams Slim Aarons
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National Geographic Society National Geographic Bucket List Family Travel
Book SynopsisIn this indispensable guide by the mega-popular Bucket List Family, discover expert tips for traveling with kids and 50 not-to-be-missed destination itineraries.
£24.00
National Geographic Society National Geographic Photo Ark Insects
Book SynopsisNext in the wildly popular Photo Ark franchise, this book uses Joel Sartore’s signature portraits to highlight the amazing features and behaviors of the world’s insects, spiders, and kin.When the pandemic year forced photographer Joel Sartore to stay home in Nebraska instead of traveling to zoos and wildlife centers around the world, what did he do? He went outside and explored bugs. This book reveals more than 100 species of insects, spiders, and related creatures—some exotic, but many common in fields, forests, and neighborhoods. Amazing portraits in Sartore’s signature style—against a black or white background—capture these creatures’ bulbous eyes, probing antennae, and iridescent bodies in living color. Alongside, entertaining text explains the basics of insect bodies, lives, and behavior, rich with unforgettable details. Who knew that a South American butterfly emerges from a chrysalis that glistens like gold? Or that one sp
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National Geographic Society Secrets of the Elephants
Book SynopsisCompanion to the National Geographic television series, this book reveals the remarkable intelligence, family loyalty, unique personalities, and fascinating behaviors of elephants.As big as a bus, weighing up to 11 tons, elephants have fascinated us for centuries, but only recently have scientists been able to observe their innermost workings as individuals, families, and herds. This enlightening book—companion to the highly anticipated televisions series from National Geographic—takes us to the few places in the world where elephants roam. Filled with glorious photography and groundbreaking narratives of current science, these pages capture the life and behavior of these iconic creatures as never before seen.We also meet the researchers and conservationists dedicating their time and risking their lives to understand and protect the world''s two species, African and Asian, as they share new insights into elephant culture.Combining autho
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Union Square & Co. The Art of the Cosmos
Book SynopsisHundreds of deep space missions since the 1960s have captured stunning photographs of thecosmos. Many of these scientific images can also be classified as art. This book highlights more than100 examples, revealing the splendor of our universeTrade Review“Breathtaking images, accompanied by Bell’s scientific notes and comments on artistic techniques, make this an attractive choice for art, photography, and science collections.” —Library Journal “The Art of the Cosmos is … a celebration of the beauty of the cosmos, and a reminder that art and science are not distinct but, rather, intertwined.” —The Space Review
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Wild Cats of the World
Book SynopsisWild Cats of the World provides detailed accounts for all 38 species of wild cat accompanied by magnificent artwork and stunning photography.From the rabbit-sized Black-footed Cat of southern Africa to bear-killing Amur tigers of the Russian Far East, the 38 members of the Cat Family include some of the world's most fascinating and magnificent species on earth. Supremely adapted for the kill, all cats are obligate carnivores; they survive only by preying upon other animals, and they have become one of evolution's most successful predatory lineages of mammals.Wild Cats of the World explores the spectacular Cat Family in unprecedented depth. Drawing on thousands of scientific papers and direct observations in the field, each species is profiled at length, covering all aspects of felid behaviour and ecology.The book is profusely illustrated with colour plates, black-and-white sketches showing important aspects of cat life and accurate images of every species' skull. Over 400 spectacular photographs are included, many of them showing extremely rare and little-known cats published here for the first time. Each profile includes an up-to-date range map and explains the most current science on how cats are classified and related to each other, including some very recent, surprising discoveries.Despite their great evolutionary success, the challenges facing felids in the modern world are profound. Only one, the ubiquitous domestic cat, does not require dedicated conservation action to ensure survival for the next century. The book also explores the current conservation issues facing wild cats, the increasingly perilous status of many species and how they can be saved.Trade ReviewThis is a must-have cat book: an absolute gem. * Stephen Mills, BBC Wildlife magazine *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chinese Mountain Cat, Felis bieti Wildcat, Felis libyca/silvertris/ornata/catus Black-footed cat, Felis nigripes Sand cat, Felis margarita Jungle cat, Felis chaus Pallas's cat, Otocolobus manul Leopard Cat, Prionailurus bengalensis Flat-headed cat, Prionailurus planiceps Rusty-spotted cat, Prionailurus rubiginosus Fishing Cat, Prionailurus viverrinus Marbled Cat, Pardofelis marmorata Bay Cat, Catopuma badia Asian Golden Cat, Catopuma temminckii Serval, Leptailurus serval Caracal, Caracal caracal African golden cat, Profelis aurata Geoffroy’s Cat, Leopardus geoffroyi Oncillas Leopardus tigrinus and Leopardus guttulus Margay Leopardus wiedii Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis Guiña, Leopardus guigna Colocolo, Leopardus colocolo Andean Cat, Oreailurus jacobita Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx Spanish lynx Lynx pardinus Bobcat, Lynx rufus Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis Jaguarundi, Herpailurus yaguarondi Puma, Puma concolor Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus Snow leopard, Uncia uncia Clouded leopards, Neofelis nebulosa and Neofelis diardi Tiger, Panthera tigris Lion, Panthera leo Leopard, Panthera pardus Jaguar, Panthera once Species overview Conserving wild cats Further reading and resources Acknowledgements Image credits
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Skyhorse Publishing Silent Cities: Portraits of a Pandemic: 15 Cities
Book SynopsisA moving, recognizable look at life on lockdown and the effect the coronavirus pandemic had across the world—because every city had a story to tell, and at the end of it all, we were all in it together. In the past year, hospitals filled, highways and subways emptied, landmarks and parks were deserted, our healthcare workers became increasingly fatigued and frustrated, and nearly all human activity paused. In photographs, The Great Wall and The Colosseum look photoshopped, with no tourists in sight. This book is unique in that it creates a visual narrative to document that emptiness as a way to reflect and to find solace amid the shock. A year later, it's something we've all seen and can relate to. This is a stunning collection of the abandoned and austere sights of fifteen major cities throughout the world during the peak outbreak of COVID-19. With their fine art backgrounds and through their network of professional photographers, Julie and Jeffrey Loria worked together to capture the unprecedented lockdown conditions worldwide. The photos show a range of emotions from the physical and psychological weight of caskets being carried to a Rio cemetery, to the completely empty and eerie Times Square and Rodeo Drive, to the patriotic pride in Rome's t-shirt display honoring their Italian flag colors as a symbol of hope. The photographs are not only a reminder of the harrowing pandemic that hushed some of the world’s greatest urban streets, but also proof that across the globe, we were all in this together. Beneath the somberness in these images, there is a hint of beauty amid the stillness, but most of all, there is the presence of hope and promise that we will thrive again. Cities featured include: New York Jerusalem Boston Tokyo Paris Los Angeles Rome Rio de Janeiro San Francisco Washington, DC London Miami Tel Aviv Madrid Chicago Trade Review"A conceptual compilation of impressive places that seem to come from our collective memory, as each of us knows them. But something crucial is different in the usual places. The planet seems to have come to a standstill. Completely emptied, these images speak to us and question the testimonies of human civilization and culture in an unforgettable manner. A brilliant job that makes us think." —Andreas Gursky “The book’s shocking images together evoke empathy and promise during a new time when our essential cities were masked into stillness.”—Laurent Le Bon, Director, Centre Pompidou, Paris "A powerful tribute to 2020—the year we never saw, but will never forget. Silent Cities captures that haunting shared moment in our collective history." —Maya Lin, Architect and Sculptor "In Silent Cities Jeffrey and Julie Loria have given us a magnificent and poignant document, full of beauty, majesty, and heartbreak. In 2020, the public life of our great cities suddenly ceased and they became eerily, hauntingly empty. Silent Cities is a vital record of this extraordinary and awful time. I know it will be every bit as compelling when our cities are silent no more."—Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, author of Why Architecture Matters "Silent Cities is an arresting photographic compendium of some of the world's great public places at pause, as if they were theatrical stage sets waiting for the drama of daily life to begin again."—Robert A.M. Stern, Architect
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Book of Days
Book Synopsis**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train. More than 365 images chart Smith’s singular aesthetic - inspired by her wildly popular Instagram In 2018, without any plan or agenda for what might happen next, Patti Smith posted her first Instagram photo: her hand with the simple message “Hello Everybody!” Known for shooting with her beloved Land Camera 250, Smith started posting images from her phone including portraits of her kids, her radiator, her boots, and her Abyssinian cat, Cairo. Followers felt an immediate affinity with these miniature windows into Smith’s world, photographs of her daily coffee, the books she’s reading, the graves of beloved heroes - William Blake, Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath, Simone Weil, Albert Camus. Over time, a coherent story of a life devoted to art took shape, and more than a million followers responded to Smith’s unique aesthetic in images that chart her passions, devotions, obsessions, and whims. Original to this book are vintage photographs: anniversary pearls, a mother’s keychain, and a husband’s Mosrite guitar. Here, too, are never-before-seen photos of life on and off the road, train stations, obscure cafés, a notebook always nearby. In wide-ranging yet intimate daily notations, Smith shares dispatches from her travels around the world. With 365 photographs, taking you through a single year, A Book of Days is a new way to experience the expansive mind of the visionary poet, writer, and performer. Hopeful, elegiac, playful - and complete with an introduction by Smith that explores her documentary process - A Book of Days is a timeless offering for deeply uncertain times, an inspirational map of an artist’s life.Trade ReviewBeautiful ... a work of creative homage to writers, poets, friends and family * OBSERVER *Inspired by Instagram, the singer and poet started snapping photos on her Land Camera 250 – the results are unique, gorgeous and an insight into one year in an extraordinary life * STYLIST, Christmas gift guide *A beautifully bound hardback, giving her readers an image for each day of the year. The pictures celebrate her friends, living and dead, as well as ordinary objects and mementos. All are accompanied by Smith’s brief yet poignant texts… A Book of Days is a reminder that hope can be found in the tiniest details -- ERICA WAGNER * HARPERS BAZAAR *A photobook that works as a piece of literature, opening windows on a life of incident and inquiry. It is joyous and mournful in equal measure but the overall effect is of the curious possibilities of life’s meandering journey * FINANCIAL TIMES *The result is a charming blend of the exotic and the quotidian ... It’s an experience as random and fascinating as the woman herself * BIG ISSUE *She is holding up these rare photos of some little corner of history that has personally dwelt inside her heart and mind for a long while * POPMATTERS *PRAISE FOR PATTI SMITH: Some rock stars shut themselves away from life, but Smith’s engagement with the world only deepens * DAILY TELEGRAPH *Tender, harrowing, often hilarious * VOGUE *So honest and pure as to count as a true rapture -- JOAN DIDIONOur St John of the Cross, a mystic full of compassion -- EDMUND WHITEProfoundly beautiful, poetic in its prose and metaphysical in its meaning ... A stunning read * FINANCIAL TIMES *The narrating voice is the voice of Smith's music, twisting between the incantations of a priestess and laconic poetry … There is plenty of wonderful in this small, sly, mystic book * SPECTATOR *A poetic masterpiece -- JOHNNY DEPPTerrifically evocative ... The most spellbinding and diverting portrait of funky-but-chic New York in the late '60s and '70s that any alumnus has committed to print * NEW YORK TIMES *Sharp, elegiac and finely crafted * SUNDAY TIMES *
£21.25
Dovetail Communications Welsh Mod: Our Story: Documenting the roots and
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Aperture Direct Aperture 205: Winter 2011
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Aperture A Wild Life: A Visual Biography of Photographer
Book SynopsisA Wild Life is Michael “Nick” Nichols’s story, told with passion and insight by author and photo-editor Melissa Harris. Nichols’ story combines a life of adventure, with a conviction about how we can redeem the human race by protecting our wildlife. The book’s two central characters are the photographer - who journeys from the American South, via the photographers’ co-operative Magnum, to becoming lead wildlife photographer of National Geographic magazine – and the author, who travels with the photographer on assignment in Africa, to gain intimate and deep insight into her subject. Harris’s story also draws on meetings with some of the world’s leading eco-scientists – including legendary primatologist, Jane Goodall.Trade ReviewMichael ‘Nick’ Nichols has for decades created powerful and eloquent images of iconic wildlife species. His vision is to stir the emotions of viewers leading to empathy and conservation. Melissa Harris has provided a sparkling text not just of Nick and his colleagues at work in the field, but one which provides many fascinating insights into the conservation issues related to his photographic quests. Among these are the survival of mountain gorillas during nearly six decades of civil war in their realm, the horrendous elephant slaughter for ivory, and the ethics of trophy hunting, of killing lions for pleasure. This is an illuminating and honest book about some of the world’s greatest natural treasures and those who strive to protect them.—George B. Schaller, author of The Serengeti Lion and The Year of the GorillaNick and Melissa give us photography in concentrated form, brilliantly seized and wonderfully explained.—Robert Farris Thompson, author of Tango: The Art History of Love and Flash of the Spirit
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Aperture The Interview Issue: Aperture 220
Book SynopsisMust-read conversations with nine of the world’s most influential photographers. The Interview Issue features in-depth conversations with a selection of influential photographers of an older generation, who continue to produce and publish, about their lifelong engagement with photography. What compels someone to become a photographer? And what drives someone to continue to be one, for as many as seven decades? How does a veteran photographer describe years of questioning politics, personal experience, social unrest, landscape, and history through the camera? For this issue, Aperture offers nine in-depth interviews, firsthand accounts that underscore the generosity and intelligence of their speakers. Born between 1928 and 1947, the nine photographers featured―Bruce Davidson, Paolo Gasparini, David Goldblatt, Guido Guidi, Ishiuchi Miyako, William Klein, Bertien van Manen, Boris Mikhailov, and Rosalind Fox Solomon―are still active today, adding to their already unparalleled bodies of work. In these pages, the medium is considered from various points of view, offering a range of philosophies, values, and perspectives, yet for all the differences within this group, they share a fundamental curiosity about the human experience.
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Aperture The Library Book
Book SynopsisIn pre–Revolutionary War America, libraries were member-driven collections for the elite; it was not until 1790 that Benjamin Franklin helped to establish the first public lending library. Throughout the subsequent centuries the library has evolved, but always remained central to the cultural life of the nation. Thomas R. Schiff ’s photographs trace the history of the library through aesthetic and style while featuring legendary architects such as Charles F. McKim; Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge; and I. M. Pei. The Library Book beautifully captures the shifting architectural styles and missions of the library in sweeping 360-degree panoramas—from the very earliest American libraries to the modernist masterpieces of Louis I. Kahn and others. In his introductory essay, acclaimed author and library lover Alberto Manguel considers the story of the library in America, its evolving architecture and cultural role, and how the American model reflects the archetypal idea of the universal library. Including brief descriptions of each unique library, this book brings bibliophiles into one hundred libraries across the nation.
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Aperture Dawoud Bey on Photographing People and
Book SynopsisIn The Photography Workshop Series, Aperture Foundation works with the world’s top photographers to distill their creative approaches, teachings, and insights on photography—offering the workshop experience in a book. Our goal is to inspire photographers of all levels who wish to improve their work, as well as readers interested in deepening their understanding of the art of photography. In this book, Dawoud Bey—well-known for his striking portraits that reflect both the individual and their larger community—offers his insight on creating meaningful and beautiful portraits that capture the subject and speak to something more universal. Through images and words, he shares his own creative process and discusses a wide range of issues, from lighting and location to establishing relationships with subjects, and practical strategies for starting a larger portraiture project.Trade Review“With his award-winning portraiture, Dawoud Bey captures the humanity of the people he photographs as well as the vibrancy of the communities where they live.” —PDN “Perhaps his greatest power as an artist lies here. In his ability to make work that changes the world without straying from complete normality.”—Ryan White, i-D
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Aperture We Were Here: Sexuality, Photography, and
Book SynopsisWe Were Here: Sexuality, Photography, and Cultural Difference offers an unparalleled firsthand account of the influential photographer and curator Sunil Gupta’s writing and critical inquiry since the 1970s. Newspaper articles, speeches, and essays show Gupta’s crucial role at the center of grassroots queer and postcolonial organizing throughout an artistic career lived between Canada, the UK, and India. In his pieces about homosexuality in Indian cities, the AIDS crisis, the Black Arts Movement, or key figures including Joy Gregory and Robert Mapplethorpe, Gupta foregrounds the power of cultural activism in the politically fraught contexts of London and Delhi, and illuminates the essential connections between queer migration and self-discovery. Continually questioning given forms of identity, Gupta offers artists and curators multiple strategies of resistance, carving out space for new ways of imagining what it might mean to live, love, and create.
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Aperture Strange Hours: Photography, Memory, and the Lives
Book SynopsisA photograph lives in multiple eras at once: the time of its making, the time of its unveiling, the time of its subsequent rediscovery. —Rebecca Bengal In Strange Hours: Photography, Memory, and the Lives of Artists, Rebecca Bengal considers the photographers who have defined our relationship to the medium. Through generous essays and interviews, she contemplates photography’s narrative power, from the radical intimacy of Nan Goldin’s New York demimonde to Justine Kurland’s pictures of rebel girls on the open road. Bengal brings us closer to pioneering artists and the personal and political stories surrounding their images. She travels with Alec Soth in Minneapolis, searching for the houses where Prince once lived, and revisits Chauncey Hare’s 1979 protest against the Museum of Modern Art. She speaks with Dawoud Bey about his evocative portraits and explores Diana Markosian’s cinematic take on her family’s immigration to the US. Throughout Strange Hours, Bengal’s prose is attuned to the alchemy of experience, chance, and vision that has always pushed photography’s potential for unforgettable storytelling.Trade Review"Strange Hours serves a crash course in the enormity and importance of photography. It plunges quickly beneath the surface to reveal just how deep the image can go."—Kat Herriman, Cultured Magazine
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Rizzoli International Publications Paris: From The Air
Book SynopsisFrom sunrise to sunset, Paris is one of the most photographed cities in the world. Shooting with the newest high-resolution medium-format professional cameras while leaning out of helicopters making steep turns with the door off, Milstein captures the highly detailed, iconic, straight-down images that set his work apart. Milstein s distinctive style straight down leads to fresh insights of the urban design of this great city. In a way that is impossible from street level, you can see the old neighbourhoods of Montmartre and Montparnasse; iconic historical monuments like the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame or the Invalides; and modern Paris like La Defense or the new neighbourhoods around the Bibliotheque Nationale. As a bonus, there is a portfolio of images of the gardens and buildings of Louis XIV s great palace, Versailles. Milstein brings his unique and unmatched aerial vistas of Paris to life every angle, every moment, every season. This is sure to be treasured by tourists and Parisians alike.Trade Review“Oh Là Là! Magnifique images! Jeffrey Milstein has many talents. He's an architect. He's a respected photographer who shows work in museums and galleries around the world. And he's a pilot. If ever a book was a perfect symphony of a single person's talents, Paris: From The Air is it. Milstein's eye for structure and his unquestionable knack for capturing the moment reach sumptuous heights in a compendium of some of the most wanderlust-inspiring pictures ever captured of the City of Light.” —FROMMER'S"...this unparalleled portfolio of Paris inspires tourists and locals alike." —MY FRENCH COUNTRY HOME“Paris like you've probably never seen it before... Paris: From the Air [is] a book of 200 mesmerizing color photographs showcasing the City of Light from angles rarely seen. Milstein's straight-down shots, a style he's known for, are informed by his background as an architect and graphic designer. ‘We had to work fast, as time and the best light were limited. I get into a kind of zone once I start shooting; everything else falls away and I just move into that moment,’ says Milstein. Viewers may well get into a similar zone poring over his photographs of the orderly streets, monumental squares and hidden courtyards of Paris.” —CNN “What’s oval, set in a rectangle and surrounded by several concentric circles, with 12 streets emerging like spokes? It’s the Arc de Triomphe, seen directly from above in the new book Paris From the Air. Author Jeffrey Milstein creates his signature geometric photos by shooting straight down from a helicopter, asking the pilot to make tight circles while ‘I lean out as far as I can, hand holding the camera. The door of the helicopter is open or off,’ he writes in the book. The wind from the rotor and G-force from the turns add to the challenges. The photos in the book, taken in spring 2019, capture the Louvre museum and its pyramid-shaped entrance, looking from above like an art deco coaster. The Place de Vosges park in the center of Paris resembles a fancy baseball diamond with trees, while from an angle the Grande Arche, which houses government offices in the La Défense neighborhood, suggests a sugar cube hollowed out by ants. West of Paris, Mr. Milstein flew over the gardens of the former royal residence of Versailles, first created in the 17th century. The straight-down photos here disclose the sweeping patterns of rectangular pools and decorative hedges only suggested at ground level.” —WALL STREET JOURNAL
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Getty Trust Publications Photography′s Orientalism – New essays on
Book SynopsisThis book explores the interplay between 19th-century photography and Europe's vision of the Middle East. The Middle East played a critical role in the development of photography as a new technology and an art form. Likewise, photography was instrumental in cultivating and maintaining Europe's distinctively Orientalist vision of the Middle East. As new advances enhanced the versatility of the medium, 19th-century photographers were able to mass-produce images to incite and satisfy the demands of a burgeoning tourist industry and the appetites of armchair travellers in Europe. In this way, the evolution of modern photography fuelled an interest in visual contact with the rest of the world. Photography's Orientalism offers the first in-depth cultural study of the works of European and non-European photographers active in the Middle East, focusing on the relationship between photographic, literary, and historical representations of this region and beyond.
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