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Book SynopsisPhotographer's Paradise is a career retrospective of Jean-Pierre Laffont, one of the most celebrated photojournalists working today and a fresh look at the history of the United States during the pivotal era of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Trade ReviewLovingly designed and meticulously edited, [these books] are a rare treat. Time Magazine, September 8, 2014 Some of Laffont's best work is now showcased in a new book titled Photographer's Paradise: Turbulent America 1960-1990 published by Glitterati Incorporated. Daily Mail (UK), September 14, 2014 Sixties America was far from a paradise but, says Laffont, it was a dream place to be a photographer. -- Horatia Harrod Telegraph, September 11, 2014 These photo books, lovingly designed and meticulously edited, are a rare treat in a time when photography is all-too-often relegated to selfies and snapshots, and offer an opportunity to truly indulge in the unfettered beauty of a well-made book. Time Magazine, September 8, 2014 Through Laffont's lens we see the emergence of a brave new world, one that allows the youth to follow their dreams, for better or for worse. The result is a remarkable monograph that is a work of significant art history, revealing an astonishing breadth, detail, and scope as profound and compelling as the man who took the photographs himself. -- Miss Rosen Crave Online, June 4, 2015 Among the most anticipated is this year's video presentation of the new book Photographer's Paradise: Turbulent America 1960-1990, by award winning veteran photojournalist Jean Pierre Laffont. August 29, 2014 You can see in this book Laffont's particular taste for a kind of photo that is very much of the moment today: a field of edge-to-edge pattern, with a small device that repeats throughout the frame. -- Christopher Bonanos New York Magazine, September 4, 2014 It was unlike anywhere else he had photographed. -- James Estrin New York Times, September 2, 2014 Viewed through the prism of history, these rediscovered gems offer new perspectives on the visual narrative. -- Shawn O'Sullivan Black and White Magazine, December 2014 Paging through Photographer's Paradise is like watching a nation grow and crumble under its own weight. His images record the vast diversity of communities, societies, and often people on the fringes of those groups. Laffont's photojournalism becomes a historical record of the times. -- Christopher Harrity The Advocate, November 7, 2014 Jean-Pierre Laffont's extensive photo archive seems almost mythological: How could one photographer cover so many seminal events with such a unique vision? -- David Rosenberg Slate, December 19, 2014 This collection of images serves as a powerful and provocative examination of the American Dream. Laffont traveled to all 50 states to document a broad swath of the country's fabric, capturing America through some of its most turbulent eras. Photo District News The first book by photojournalist Jean-Pierre Laffont, this collection of images serves as a powerful and provocative estimation of the American Dream. Photo District News Man Ray once said, 'A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective'" which is what photojournalist Pierre Laffont's pictures are all about... -- Yvette de las Nueces Cause + Yvette Jean-Pierre Laffont, completely unobtrusive behind his camera, belongs to the race of true masters of the image. He is pleased that the Maison europeenne de la photographie, along with the republication of an already cult book, Le Paradis d'un Photographe, Tumulteuse Amerique, finally puts a spotlight on the rich production of a photographer who had remained for far too long in the shadow of thousands of his images. Full of modesty and humility, Jean-Pierre Laffont is a colossus among the great, persistent figures in a brotherhood of 'long-distance reporters. -- Alain Mingam L'Oeil de la Photographie, October 8, 2015 Photographer's Paradise: Turbulent America 1960-1990 is a big heavy book whose weight is metaphorically reflected in the images it contains. It is a gift to view this collection of what one photographer bore witness to during a period of immense change in the US, narrated through images, captions, and extended vignettes. -- Margaret Mitchell Shutter Hub, November 3, 2015
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Sir Harold Evans; Introduction: America As I Lived It; The 1960s / Expanded History: 1960s: 42nd Street; The Savage Skulls; Transvestites; Electric Chair, Sing Sing; Arkansas Prison Cummins Farm; The Krishnas; Rock Festival at Watkins Glen, 1973; The Funeral of Robert Kennedy; An Accident at Chappaquiddick. The 1970s / Expanded History: 1970s: Guam; Bombs; Protest in Washington DC against the Kent State Shooting; Boxing: Ali vs Frasier; The KKK at Home; KKK Secret Army; Carter County, Georgia; Explo 72; The Sorcerers of Brooklyn; Energy Crisis of 1973; Printing Dollars. The 1980s / Expanded History: 1980s: Women's Jello Wrestling; Children and Guns; The Rajneesh American Farmers in the 1980s.
