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Mountaineers Books Stories Behind the Images: Lessons from a Life in
Book SynopsisNamed to Fast Company's "most promising" books list for September 2019 From his early days working out of his dorm room and shooting on film to becoming a Nikon ambassador and official photographer of the historic Dawn Wall ascent, Corey Rich has been capturing iconic shots of adventure superstars for more than two decades. Now Corey tells how he got some of his favorite images of climbers, adventurers, skiers, performance artists, and more. He shares insights into the business of photography, photography tips, outdoor lessons, and what he has learned about human nature along the way. Featured outdoor athletes include: Tommy Caldwell Project Bandaloop Beth Rodden Lynn Hill Ashima Shiraishi Kelly Slater Bear Grylls Alex Honnold Fred Beckey and many more Read an interview with Corey. Read an excerpt from the book about working with Beth RoddenTrade ReviewCorey Rich is one of those rare breeds that marries multiple skills and somehow makes 2 and 2 add up to 5. As a true artist, he is as fine a photographer as he is a climber, teacher, mentor, speaker, and storyteller.--Rich Clarkson, former director of photography at National Geographic A life well lived is the reflection of a world-class person. That is Corey! His courage, creativity and photographic brilliance is inspirational. World class is the essence of story behind the image.--Tom Frost, Yosemite climbing and adventure photography pioneer Epic stories from a man who has lived and worked on the edge.--Bear Grylls, survival specialist and television personality Corey Rich is one of the best visual storytellers out there. Stories Behind the Images is a behind-the-scenes look that shows you that the person holding the camera is perhaps the biggest adventurer of them all. I absolutely love this book.--Tommy Caldwell, professional climber Corey Rich, the official photographer for the Dawn Wall ascent, shares lessons from his life's work in Stories Behind the Images. His subjects include some of the best known names in the outdoors.--Outdoor Project Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout in full color, "Stories Behind the Images: Lessons from a Life in Adventure Photography" is an inherently fascinating and impressively informative read from first page to last.--Midwest Book Review You'll find in Corey Rich's newly released Stories Behind the Images: Lessons from a Life in Adventure Photography, a cross between eye-popping imagery and very readable essays on the process of bringing those photographs into being.--Rangefinder If you're looking to read about people, check out Corey Rich's Stories Behind the Images: Lessons from a Life in Adventure Photography. For over two decades he has snapped pictures of folks who attempt amazing feats, and now he's sharing the tales behind them.--Sara Barnes, "10 Art Books That Will Nourish Your Creative Soul" "My Modern Met "
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Duke University Press Warring Visions
Book SynopsisThy Phu explores photographs produced by dispersed communities throughout Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora, both during and after the Vietnam War, to complicate prominent narratives of conflict and memory and to expand understandings of how war is waged, experienced, and resolved.Trade Review“Thy Phu presents a searing and moving lesson in unlearning US imperialism and its entanglement with photography. Through diverse visual archives, she brilliantly shakes core assumptions about photography and war, including the ‘Vietnam War’—actually an ‘American war’ in Vietnam—and what came to be its iconic photographs and overlooked images. Phu's careful work of upsetting imperial geographies and imaginaries of the Cold War (such as North/South) brings that war back home to the South Vietnamese diaspora in a way that presciently speaks to the current moment.” -- Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, author of * Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism *"In this elegant and insightful study, Thy Phu turns to Vietnamese photographers, considering journalistic work, personal and family photos, reenactments, and artistic uses, all with the intent of exploring how Vietnamese people saw themselves and each other through the lens. From the homeland to the diaspora and back, she shows the power of photography to mobilize nations and communities, commemorate loss and absence, and provoke solidarity. What Phu finally shows, so powerfully and persuasively, is that Vietnamese people have always seen and been seen by themselves if not by others.” -- Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of * The Sympathizer *"Intriguing. . . . [Phu] is an elegant, accomplished writer. . . ." -- Thomas A. Bass * Mekong Review *"Warring Visions ... provokes a reevaluation of war photography, of socialist visuality, of memory, loss and diaspora. Reading it has not displaced the lasting power of the image of Kim Phuc from my visual memory, but it has made me think anew about what the stubborn persistence of this image has rendered invisible." -- Hirsch, Marianne * Canadian Literature *"Warring Visions is an effective examination of the multifarious ways that the tool of photography signifies. . . . Valuable for anyone interested in visual culture, archival studies, and diasporic identity against the grain of Western visions of imperialism." -- Collin Hawley * Lateral *"Phu’s book . . . has tremendous importance as a pioneering study of the visual archive produced through national struggle in North and South Vietnam. In fact, I contend that Warring Visions is essential reading for anyone interested in the war and its influence on visual culture." -- Meghan Tibbits-Lamirande * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Note on Language ix Warring Visions: Introduction 1 Part I. Socialist Ways of Seeing Vietnam 1. Aesthetic Form, Political Content 31 2. Revolutionary Vietnamese Women, Symbols of Solidarity 83 Part II. Refractions 3. Reenactment and Remembrance 121 4. Unhomed: Domestic Images and the Diasporic Art of Recollection 147 Epilogue: Visual Reunion 187 Notes 195 Bibliography 213 Index 227
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Merrion Press Old Ireland in Colour 2
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Walther & Franz König Walter Benjamin A Little History of Photography
Book SynopsisWalter Benjamin, (18921940) was one of the most influential cultural thinkers of the 20th century, best known for his post-Marxist interpretations of history, modernity and authorship.
£8.96
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The Witches of Adamas Vol. 8
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Taschen GmbH Rome. Portrait of a City
Book SynopsisThis hefty photographic portrait of Rome brings together hundreds of photographs from the 1840s through to today to explore the extraordinary history, beauty, and art of this incomparable cultural capital. From sepia and black and white to color, these outstanding images dating from the 1840s to the present day allow us — through the eyes of such photographers as Giacomo Caneva, Pompeo Molins, Giuseppe Primoli, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Carlo Bavagnoli, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Pasquale De Antonis, Peter Lindbergh, Slim Aarons, and William Klein — to discover Rome in its many compelling guises: as the center of the Roman Empire, as one of the cradles of the Renaissance, as a favorite destination for travelers and a rich patchwork of varied neighborhoods, as the seat of the Roman Catholic Church, a stage for politics, and as the perfect backdrop for film and fashion shoots. Reaching back into illustrious archives, some of the book’s early images offer us a privileged Grand Tour glimpse of some of Rome’s most treasured landmarks, revealing the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Spanish Steps almost void of crowds. Later pictures survey the city’s contrasts—from the luxurious homes and leisure activities of the privileged to street stalls and laundry lines in the working class districts of Trastevere and Testaccio. Some documentary-style shots show us the dark power of Mussolini, the city bedecked with his own iconography and imagery of strength, athleticism, and the fatherland. As color photography comes in, the city transitions from a neo-realismo aesthetic to postwar recovery and hedonism: all the glamorous gowns, exotic celebrities, and Via Veneto café culture immortalized by Fellini. Many famous faces are here, including Louis Armstrong, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Anna Magnani, and Valentino.
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Photography and Philosophy
Book SynopsisThis anthology offers a fresh approach to the philosophical aspects of photography. The essays, written by contemporary philosophers in a thorough and engaging manner, explore the far-reaching ethical dimensions of photography as it is used today. A first-of-its-kind anthology exploring the link between the art of photography and the theoretical questions it raises Written in a thorough and engaging manner Essayists are all contemporary philosophers who bring with them an exceptional understanding of the broader metaphysical issues pertaining to photography Takes a fresh look at some familiar issues - photographic truth, objectivity, and realism Introduces newer issues such as the ethical use of photography or the effect of digital-imaging technology on how we appreciate images Trade Review"As a whole,Walden's collection is a valuable addition to the philosophical literature on photography. It is well organized and contains a sustained discussion of many of the more provocative claims that philosophers have made about photography. It is still an open question whether any of these claims are true, but rather than simply dwelling upon the banal truths that we all already agree upon, it is a lot more interesting." (The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Summer 2010) "This is a very valuable collection that gathers together a set of articles and issues that should be of general interest to philosophers of art." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, February 2009) "How does one accept or deny 'reality' in photographic excursions? This is the central issue in this extraordinary compilation of 13 essays by contemporary philosophers who argue back and forth (in editor Walden's clever arrangement) so that readers must engage their own minds within the constantly conflicting (theoretical and personal) propositions/explanations. This is a rich, provocative, intelligent, challenging, and important compilation. Highly recommended." (Choice, November 2008) "Many of the essays are well written and indeed groundbreaking … .Given its overall depth, the anthology is worth reading by any critic, curator or student of the arts." (Prefix Photo, 2008) "Will enlighten the student and refresh the informed. Contributes greatly to the literature and will occupy a favorite spot on the book shelves." (Metapsychology)Table of ContentsIntroduction (Scott Walden, New York University). 1. Transparent Pictures: On the Nature of Photographic Realism (Kendall Walton, University of Michigan). 2. Photographs and Icons (Cynthia Freeland, University of Houston). 3. Photographs as Evidence (Aaron Meskin, Texas Tech University and Jonathan Cohen, University of California, San Diego). 4. Truth in Photography (Scott Walden, New York University). 5. Documentary Authority and the Art of Photography (Barbara Savedoff, Baruch College). 6. Photography and Representation (Roger Scruton, Institute for the Psychological Sciences, Princeton University). 7. How Photographs 'Signify': Cartier-Bresson's 'Reply' to Scruton (David Davies, McGill University) 8. Scales of Space and Time in Photography: “Perception Points Two Ways”: (Patrick Maynard, University of Western Ontario). 9. True Appreciation (Dominic Lopes, University of British Columbia). 10. Landscape and Still Life-Static Representations of Static Scenes (Kendall Walton, University of Michigan). 11. The Problem with Movie Stars (Noël Carroll, Temple University). 12. Pictures of King Arthur: Photography and the Power of Narrative (Gregory Currie, University of Nottingham). 13. The Naked Truth (Arthur Danto, Columbia University). Epilogue. Index.
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Yale University Press Old Paris and Changing New York
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University of Texas Press The Making of Gone With The Wind
Book SynopsisMore than 600 rarely seen items from the David O. Selznick archive offer fans and film historians alike a must-have behind-the-camera view of the production of this classic movie on its seventy-fifth anniversary.Table of Contents Foreword by Robert Osborne Introduction Spring 1936 Selznick International Pictures Summer 1936 The Book Deal Fall 1936 Who Should Play Scarlett? Tallulah Bankhead "With New People or with Stars" Other Film Projects Sidney Howard "Stop Planting Stories about Hepburn" Winter 1936 The Invasion of the South The "Creole Girl" The First Protest Through Scarlett's Eyes First Draft Selznick's Theory of Adaptation Spring 1937 Cukor's Trip South Norma Shearer Paulette Goddard Summer 1937 The Bigelow Twins Casting African Americans Hitchcock Color Fall 1937 Choosing Rhett Censorship Winter 1937–1938 Jezebel William Cameron Menzies and Lyle Wheeler The Story Department Don't Give Up the Scarlett Hunt Bebe Anderson Margaret Tallichet Mercedes McCambridge Susan Hayward Butterfly McQueen Marcella Martin Summer 1938 "I Am Scarlett" The Gable Deal The Confidential Player Walter White and the NAACP "Try to Make This Gable's Next Picture" Fall 1938 Lana Turner and Other Studio Stock Players Winter 1938–1939 Other Film Projects Wilbur Kurtz and Susan Myrick "Dixie's Sacred Drawl" The Burning of Atlanta The Finalists Casting Supporting Roles Vivien Leigh "Plunkett Has Come to Life" Interiors Script Doctors "One More Will Only Confuse Us" January 1939 Filming Begins February 1939 The Atlanta Bazaar (Cukor's Version) "The Negro Problem" The Childbirth Scene Victor Fleming is Hired—Hiatus March 1939 The Wedding Scarlett's Walk with Gerald Twelve Oaks The Atlanta Bazaar (Fleming's Version) The Examiner April 1939 The Evacuation The Jail Scene The Hospital The "Klan Sequence" Melanie's Death Fleming Collapses; Sam Wood Steps In Belle on the Steps of the Hospital May 1939 The Search for Dr. Meade Return to Tara The Yankee Deserter Rhett and Belle "No More Babies"" The "Pull Back Shot"" Scarlett's Oath and Tara Cotton Field Feeding Soldiers Melanie and Mammy on the Stairs Outside Jail; Atlanta Streets June 1939 The Shooting Schedule Becomes More Chaotic The "Hate Word" "Frankly, My Dear . . ." Bonnie Learns to Ride Shanty Town The Lumber Mill "Bonnie's Death Ride" Rhett and Scarlett's Honeymoon The Paddock and Scarlett under the Bridge Summer 1939 Bits and Retakes Fall 1939 Music Postproduction The Fox Riverside Preview Winter 1939 The Atlanta Premiere Spring 1940 Wide Release Appendix (Document Transcriptions) Illustration Credits Acknowledgments Index
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Zeitouna Building Modern Egypt: Boxed Set
Book SynopsisThis handsome boxed set brings together five delightfully individual books, each beautifully illustrated with archival images and postcards, on some of Egypt's most iconic institutions and landmarks. Included are: The Suez Canal: A History (edited by Sherif Boraie), The Egyptian Bourse (by Samir Raafat), Downtown Cairo (by Ola Seif; edited by Sherif Boraie), Egyptian Postage, 18661967 (preface by Samir Raafat; edited by Sherif Boraie), and Cinema Cairo: Dream Factory on the Nile (by Rasha Azab; edited by Sherif Boraie). Between them covering the period from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, the books illustrate how these icons, which are deeply embedded in the life of the nation, came to shape the course of modern Egypt and to lay its foundations.
£80.00
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Alfa Romeo A Century of Innovation
Book SynopsisA celebration of the century-long history of one of the most famous and renowned carmakers, Alfa Romeo.
£23.79
transcript Verlag Virtual Photography
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£38.99
Yale University Press Jacob A. Riis Revealing New Yorks Other Half
Book SynopsisThe definitive study of the images made by a pioneer journalist and photographer who passionately advocated for America's urban poorTrade Review"Jacob Riis’s late-19th-century admonition that the battle against the slum began only when conscience joined forces with fear and self-interest still resonates with modern readers in a gripping anthology of his original photographs."—Sam Roberts, The New York Times, Bookshelf section
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Ethiopia
Book SynopsisChronicles the Omo Valleys fast-vanishing and excruciatingly hard way of life, focusing on the fifteen or so tribes who live there. This book features photographs that portray painted bodies, battles, hunts and childrens games.Table of ContentsVolume I: Custom and Ceremony; Volume II: Face and Body Decoration
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KAHL Editions YAOUNDÃ
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The University of Chicago Press Blue Notes in Black and White
Book SynopsisCharting the development of jazz photography from the swing era of the 1930s to the rise of black nationalism in the '60s, this title offers an account of the partnership between two of the twentieth century's innovative art forms. It introduces us to the great jazz photographers - including Gjon Mili, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, and more.Trade Review"Benjamin Cawthra, writing with grace and a formidable command of jazz history and American culture, makes us see the sounds, the social relations, and the myths of jazz as he ably uncovers the personal and institutional networks of musicians, writers, magazines, and record companies in which jazz photography developed. Even as Blue Notes in Black and White casts a sharp eye on photographic aesthetics, it also works as a groundbreaking history of jazz criticism. At its best, this excellent book serves as a model for a multisensory music criticism: while reading it, I often felt I was hearing the music more deeply." -John Gennari, author of Blowin' Hot and Cool: Jazz and Its Critics"
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MACK Ill let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours
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University of California Press Vision Anew
Book SynopsisThe ubiquity of digital images has profoundly changed the responsibilities and capabilities of anyone and everyone who uses them. Presenting essays on photography and the moving image alongside engaging interviews with artists and filmmakers, the author offers an inspired assessment of the medium's ongoing importance in the digital era.Trade Review"Through its variety of voices, Vision Anew doesn't promote a new language to define "lens art," but dissects the languages that the medium itself has created." -- Taylor Dafoe The Brooklyn RailTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword - Adam Bell Introduction - Charles Traub Part 1. From the Lens 1. Photography Is (1961) - Arthur Siegel 2. Keep It Simple Stupid, Just Make a Good Picture: The Basics of Photography (2012) - Gerry Badger 3. Excerpt from A New History of Photography: The World Outside and the Pictures in Our Heads (2008) - Ken Schles 4. Photographs about Photographs (2010) - Adam Bell 5. On Books and Photography (2012) - Ofer Wolberger, Jason Fulford, and Adam Bell 6. Stillness, Depth, and Movement Reconnected (2012) - Robert Bowen 7. A Little History of Photography Criticism; or, Why Do Photography Critics Hate Photography? (2010) - Susie Linfield 8. If You See Something, Say Something: Why We Need to Talk about and Teach Visual Literacy, Now (2014) - Marvin Heiferman Part 2. Vision and Motion 9. Excerpt from Vision in Motion (1947) - Laszlo Moholy-Nagy 10. Stillness (2008) - David Campany 11. The Annihilation of Time and Space (2004) - Rebecca Solnit 12. On Editing and Structure (2002) - Wolf Koenig 13. Flickering Screens (2008) - Ai Weiwei 14. A Lecture (1968) - Hollis Frampton 15. Flatness/Depth. Still/Moving. Photography/Cinema. (2012) - Grahame Weinbren 16. HD Vision (2012) - Bob Giraldi, Ethan David Kent, Christopher Walters, Charles Traub, and Adam Bell 17. Moving Away from the Index: Cinema and the Impression of Reality (2007) - Tom Gunning 18. Seeing around the Edge of the Frame (2001) - Walter Murch 19. Sensorial Cinema: Conjectures/Conversations (2014) - Scott MacDonald 20. Reconquering Space and the Screen (2005) - Pipilotti Rist and Doug Aitken 21. Looking and Being Looked At (2014) - Shelly Silver and Claire Barliant 22. It's about Time (2013) - Christian Marclay and Amy Taubin Part 3. Old Medium/New Forms 23. Photography and the Future (2010) - Tom Huhn 24. Machine-Seeing (2012) - Trevor Paglen and Aaron Schuman 25. There Is Only Software (2011) - Lev Manovich 26. Google Street View: The World Is Our Studio (2011) - Lisa Kereszi 27. Exploring Options (2011) - Alec Soth and Charles Traub 28. On (2014) - Charlie White 29. Sharing Makes the Picture (2012) - Barry Salzman 30. Posits and Questions (2014) - Fred Ritchin and Brian Palmer 31. Capture/Curate Touch/Play: Reality Is the New Fiction (2014) - Claudine Boeglin and Paul Pangaro 32. A Post-photographic Manifesto (2011) - Joan Fontcuberta (trans. Graham Thomson) 33. Feedback Manifesto (2010) - David Joselit 34. Ant!foto and the Antifoto Manifesto (2013) - Katja Stuke and Oliver Sieber 35. Creative Interlocutors: A Manifesto (1997) - Charles Traub Notes List of Contributors Credits
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MACK Irrational A Visual Directory to a World with No
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MACK Advice for Young Artists
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APE (Art Paper Editions) Donna Trope La Petite Morte
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Aperture Future Gender: Aperture 229
Book SynopsisAperture issue 229 will explore photography as it relates to transgender lives, histories, and communities. Guest edited by Zackary Drucker, the artist, activist, and producer of the television series Transparent , the issue will feature archival work and new photography by leading contemporary photographers.
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Komshe Street Art Belgrade
Book SynopsisA book about street art and graffiti in Belgrade - Street Art Belgrade, by photographer Aleksandar Djordjevic and published by Serbian publisher Komshe. Walls have always been the perfect place for communication. The prehistoric hunter was leaving his traces on a cave wall, and today we leave our traces on the walls of Facebook, Twitter and similar social networks. But today's digital walls are missing one dimension and that dimension gives the messages their magic.The book presents the most comprehensive overview of street art in Belgrade, both stylistically and historically. From aphorisms and stencil art, to complex graphics solutions, letters and murals you can follow the graffiti and street art scene in Belgrade, which is becoming more and more vibrant. The book also contains quotes by some of the most active street artists: Artez, Junk, Rage, TKV, Lortek and Nikola. On almost 220 pages and with over 500 photographs, which the author Aleksandar Djordjevic made in the last six years, the book provides a comprehensive insight into the unique world of street art in Belgrade.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Harvey Caplins Real Cowboys the Old West
Book SynopsisFreelance photographer Harvey Caplin recorded ranch life in the American West from the 1940s to the 1980s, before the last roundup, capturing magnificent landscapes, picturesque people, and the growing population. This selection features his images of cowboys at the vast Bell Ranch near Tucumcari, New Mexico, on the range, in camp, and working horses and cattle. Caplin went along as a trailhand during roundups, branding cattle, drives to stockyards, and the final journey to market. He patiently waited for the right time, the right light, and the right subject. See 173 of his beautiful images and revel at the grandeur of the land and drama of life played out upon it.
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Zone Books Hide and Seek: Camouflage, Photography, and the
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Dewi Lewis Publishing Volte-face
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£27.00
Phaidon Press Ltd Issues
Book SynopsisThe first book to showcase and critically explore the groundbreaking photography of fashion magazines over the last centuryTrade Review"Stunning."—The New York Times"Issues is a testament to the abundance of marvelous photographs that haven't been digitized."—WSJ. Magazine"Catalogues the seminal work of photographers like Irving Penn, Steven Meisel and others, splashed across the pages of magazines like Vogue Italia, V and Dutch. It highlights certain issues of these magazines, with notes from Aletti on why they are both personal and widely significant."—The Face"Vince's obsession with print has seen him amass what is likely the largest personal collection of magazines in the world... His sprawling knowledge of photographers, art directors and celebrities is legendary... Vince's fascination with the history of magazine publishing might have led him to go to extreme lengths in securing issues that fill the gaps, but the resulting book has made it something accessible to everyone: the first magazine in Issues is a 1925 issue of Harper's Bazaar, and many of the spreads from these historic issues are being republished for the first time."—i-D"As any magazine hoarder will know, there is a nostalgic kind of joy to be found in opening up an old glossy. Recalling the clothes we wore, the trends we tried and the celebrities we followed, their musty pages act like Proustian time capsules for a bygone era. For Issues... curator and photography critic Vince Aletti, a collector of magazines since 1965, has turned his own archive into a comprehensive study of the fashion images that have defined the past century... Each selection is significant and accompanied by a short text. While many of the images are familiar in their own right, here it is the reminder of their context - alongside text and straddling the gutter - which makes the book so special."—The Financial Times"Critic Vince Aletti tours the reader through the vibrant history of fashion editorial, shuttling through visual movements, leading photographers, and unforgettable images curated from all eras of the medium with sharp grace. Filled with rare examples sourced from his own expansive collection, it's an engrossing look at a visual art we often take for granted."—Surface Magazine Online"A fabulous record of almost 120 years of glossies... It is not an exaggeration to say Issues is a masterwork, a cavalcade of the best of the best. It's a tribute to all of the artistic directors, fashion editors and stylists that have fearlessly pushed forward barriers and educated their readers... This book is a true panorama that traces the growth of fashion as a social and creative witness to changing attitudes and beliefs, from the days when it was a rarified pleasure of the rich to the all-embracing position it is in today. And what a panorama!... This is a book for all who are interested in social and creative development through style, photography, fashion and glamour. Challenging, stimulating and beautiful, there is, literally, nothing to not like about it."—Business of Fashion online"This gorgeous and glossy big black book... A serious fashion photography book, Issues is a corrective to the genre's presumed superficiality... In the pages... a visual history of the evolution of image-making unfolds... A feast for the eyes: moon shots, Pop art, group shots, fashion art. As Issues shows, the art owes a great debt to fashion image-makers, who powerfully create fantasy, capture mood and constantly reinvent the possibilities of photography itself"—The New York Times"A celebration of the collaboration that goes into a printed page."—Globe & Mail Style Advisor"Fall back in love with fashion editorials. Phaidon's new tome, Issues, is a deep dive into the history of fashion photography."—Grazia magazine
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Mariners Museum,U.S. Americas Cup Treasury
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Kodak and the Lens of Nostalgia
Book SynopsisA study of the advertising campaigns and marketing strategies launched by Kodak in the early years of snapshot photography. It demonstrates how these stand at the centre of a shift in American domestic life that goes deeper than technological innovations in cameras and film.
£20.85
Legare Street Press Der Kirchenbau Des Protestismus Von Der Reformation Bis Zur Gegenwart
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Legare Street Press Bau Und Kunstdenkmäler Der Hansestadt Lübeck Band II
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£999.99
Dewi Lewis Media Ltd 500 Flowers
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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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Riverbend Publishing Yellowstone: A Land of Wild and Wonder
Book SynopsisPhotographer Christopher Cauble reveals the beauty and diversity of Yellowstone National Park in this stunning collection of contemporary photographs.Yellowstone: A Land of Wild and Wonder inspires wanderlust in readers as Cauble takes them on a remarkable journey of discovery. From dramatic landscapes to mesmerizing geyser photos to intimate wildlife portraits, these unique images inspire a new sense of wonder for Yellowstone's timeless majesty.
£22.50
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.
£15.96
Three Rivers Press The World in Vogue
Book SynopsisOne of a kind book featuring the most famous faces to have appeared in vogue over the last 60 years.
£68.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd Focus On CloseUp and Macro Photography Focus On
Book SynopsisWant to get the best out of your digital camera? Not quite sure how to capture up-close shots? Want easy to follow, expert advice on the best ways to creatively capture macro shots you can be proud of? This is your ticket to go beyond a snapshot to create a fine art print that you'll be so proud of. Macro and close-up photography involves a unique skill set in terms of exposure, lighting, and of course, composition in particular. You can take a quick photo of a sunflower in your back yard that will look mundane and typical OR you could learn how to take a picture of just a part of it-up close-and create a work of art. Let this book be your guide! Table of ContentsPART 1: What Is Macro Photography?. The Difference Between Close-Up and Macro Photography. The Difficulty with Macro Photography. Extension Accessories for Close-Up Photography. Choosing the Right Lens and Camera. Tripods. Flash and ReflectorsPART 2: Composition. Your eye isn't the camera's eye. Framing. Focus the mind as much as the camera. Rule of Thirds. Depth of Field. Bracketing. Shutter Speed. ISO. Digital Noise. Histogram. White BalancePART 3: Flower Photography. Fun or Ser!ous?. Photography is all About Observing. The Anatomy of a Flower. Why is the Background so Important?. Eliminating Distractions. Positive & Negative Space. Horizontal versus Vertical. Lines, Shapes and Patterns. Color, Black & White and Sepia. Leaves. Filters. AestheticsPART 4: Lighting. Front lighting. Back lighting. Silhouettes. Side lighting. Diffused lighting. Weather. Studio lightingPART 5: Subjects to Photograph. Automotive Photography. Falling Droplets. Smoke Trails. Lit Matches. Water Refractions. Water. Ice. Glass. Fabrics. Synthetic Textures. FruitPART 6: Publishing Your Images. Magazines. Book Publishers. Self-Publishing. Stock Photography. Advertising and Promotions. Greeting Cards and Calendars
£24.69
Taylor & Francis Color Management Quality Output Working with
Book SynopsisWe have all felt the frustration of wasting time, paper, and effort when our prints or web images don't match the images we see on our monitors. Fortunately, you're holding the resource that will help solve these problems. This book guides you through the hardware settings and software steps you'll need to post professional images and make stunning prints that showcase your artistic vision. In Color Management & Quality Output, Tom P. Ashe, a color expert and gifted teacher, shows you how to color manage your files from input all the way through output, by clearly explaining how color works in our minds, on our monitors and computers, and through our printers. You'll learn to: properly calibrate your monitor understand Adobe Photoshop color settings build and evaluate color profiles for all your devices navigate the print menu in both Photoshop and Lightroom appreciate Table of ContentsSECTION 1: COLOR and COLOR MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 1: COLOR and COLOR VISION CHAPTER 2: COLOR MEASUREMENT, REPRODUCTION, and MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 3: EVALUATING IMAGE QUALITY, PRINT QUALITY, and TEST PAGES CHAPTER 4: DISPLAY ENVIRONMENTS, TECHNOLOGIES, CALIBRATION, and PROFILING CHAPTER 5: INPUT PROFILING: SCANNERS and DIGITAL CAMERAS CHAPTER 6: COLOR IN PHOTOSHOP and LIGHTROOM CHAPTER 7: BASIC COLOR CORRECTION and IMAGE RENDERING CHAPTER 8: OUTPUT PROFILING and SOFT PROOFING CHAPTER 9: OUTPUT PROFILE OPTIMIZATION and EDITING CHAPTER 10: COLOR UTILITIES and TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 11: RASTER IMAGE PROCESSORS SECTION 2: DIGITAL PRINTMAKING and OUTPUT CHAPTER 12: DIGITAL OUTPUT TECHNOLOGIES and PRINT LABELING CHAPTER 13: INKJET PRINTING CHAPTER 14: BLACK-AND-WHITE DIGITAL PRINTMAKING CHAPTER 15: RESIZING and SHARPENING CHAPTER 16: COLLABORATION WITH PRINTMAKERS and SERVICE BUREAUS CHAPTER 17: CMYK OUTPUT: PRINTING PRESSES and SHORT RUN PHOTO BOOKS CHAPTER 18: COLOR MANAGING ADOBE INDESIGN, ILLUSTRATOR, and PDFS CHAPTER 19: PREPARING FILES FOR THE WEB and TABLETS CHAPTER 20: DIGITAL PRINT PERMANENCE and LONGEVITY CHAPTER 21: PRINT FINISHING, EDITIONS, and DOCUMENTATION
£54.14
Historic England Stonehenge: A History in Photographs
Book SynopsisStonehenge is the world's most famous pre-historic monument and, since the middle of the 19th century, probably the most photographed. Using images from English Heritage's unique photographic archive (formerly known as the National Monuments Record), Stonehenge: A History in Photographs charts the last 150 years in the life of this extraordinary and iconic site. These largely unseen images touch on various moments in Stonehenge's history, from the leisurely tourism in the last years of Victoria's reign to the monument of today, a site visited each year by more than one million people from all over the world. This book is a celebration of Stonehenge, in fascinating and often very human images. The text is written by archaeologist and television presenter Julian Richards, someone with a genuine love of Stonehenge. This is a book for all who share a fascination with this magical monument. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction The antiquarian view of the ancient past The first photographs: 1853-1900 War and peace: 1901-1944 Modern times: 1950 onwards Excavation and restoration Experimentation Desecration (and harmless pranks) Presentation Celebration and protest Stonehenge in 2004 Index
£20.90
Orion Publishing Co Photography Visionaries
Book SynopsisPhotography Visionaries is an inspiring guide to 75 of the most influential photographers from around 1900 to the present. Entertainingly written by an expert on photography, it provides fascinating insight into the lives and careers of men and women working in a medium which perhaps more than any other in the visual arts has been deeply affected by technological change. The entries are arranged chronologically, instilling in the reader an understanding of what marks each photographer as a visionary. Each entry is less about providing a full biography of the person and more about creating a sense of excitement regarding their work and the lasting impact that it has had on photography. With the aid of an arresting selection of photographs, some well-known and others less so, this book offers a unique and engaging perspective on the development of photography through some of its most inventive practitioners.
£999.99
Luath Press Ltd Scotland the Dreich: A celebration of all that is
Book SynopsisThis book is a celebration of all that is dreich. To my mind the images in this book are uplifting and joyful. There is nothing miserable about dreich. A sunny day has no more right to exist than a dreich one. Here, then, are fifty dreich images, accompanied by fifty equally dreich captions.Trade Review.
£7.99
New Documents Jon Rafman: Nine Eyes
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£38.00
Trolley Books Sristi
Book SynopsisSharmila Desai and the art of her unique performance are the source of inspiration for Sristi. Here she presents, through photographs and illustrations, how her art is derived from the practice of ancient Indian worship, and fused with contemporary art and spirituality. Edited by Olivier Berggruen, Sristi also contains a foreword by Trudie Styler and Sting, with essays by Karole Armitage, Olivier Berggruen and Jeffrey Deitch. In Indian worship, Yantra - a pure geometric diagram - is a tool to stimulate inner visualisations, meditations and experiences. One of the predominant elementary diagrams is the triangle, representing the three fold process of creation (Sristi), preservation (Sthithi) and dissolution (Samhara). Shot over a period of seven years by a variety of photographers, this captivating book is an offering to the creative principle of Sristi. It follows the practice of the young, New York-based inspirational force, Sharmila Desai, who has merged many forms of Indian movement beginning with Ashtanga yoga and including elements of the martial art Kalaripayattu and the classical dance, Bharata Natyam. Sristi is edited by Olivier Berggruen, and also contains a foreword by Trudie Styler and Sting, with essays by Karole Armitage, Olivier Berggruen and Jeffrey Deitch. "When I become especially excited about someone who is creating a new type of form, I ask them to present a project at our gallery. I asked Sharmila to develop a project for us without specifying whether or not it should be dance, music or sculpture. It turned out to be a remarkable mixture of all three. Her performance was absorbing and inspiring, an invitation to enter Sharmila's unique spiritual and aesthetic world" - Jeffrey Deitch. "When she teaches you are in the company of an ancient. When she dances, she transforms herself, the goddess emerges and the watcher is transfixed. A beautiful being on whom God shines his light. She is goodness, she is kindness, she is as noble as she is simple. She moves with grace, she embodies grace. There it is: Sharmila Desai is Grace" -Trudie Styler and Sting.
£17.99
Dewi Lewis Publishing Fascismo Abbandonato
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£31.50
Reel Art Press Tom Kelley's Studio
Book SynopsisA collection from the Godfather of Pin-Up; filled with visionary and unseen nude photography.
£26.96
Reel Art Press Woodstock: Limited Editon
Book SynopsisRolling Stone photographer Baron Wolman's stunning photographs from the most famous music festival of all time, hundreds of which are previously unseen.
£562.50
Dewi Lewis Publishing Havana: The Revolutionary Moment
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£23.75
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Playa Fire Spirit and Soul at Burning Man
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£40.00
