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Born in 1948 in Hammersmith, London, Michael Rock became a
photographer after graduating from college, and developed his
visual style with photos of the local rock music scene in England.
Soon thereafter his photography career took off, going higher and
higher with each new musician he shot for. His work is embodied in
this text, full of luscious, color-saturated photography of some of
the most dynamic and enthralling musical acts and stars in rock
history-and likewise filled with amazing and amusing
behind-the-scenes stories of musicians from Mick Jagger to Miley
Cyrus and beyond. A sure-fire hit with rock and musical history
fans!
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Clay County
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Kevin S Hooper
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An unrivalled icon of grace and femininity, Audrey Hepburn is
perhaps the most beloved star in the history of cinema. She
enchanted millions of people with the sweetness of her smile and
her inimitable style and was able to renew her image throughout the
decades, anticipating fashion trends and establishing a new ideal
of beauty. This volume retraces Hepburn's incredible rise, from the
early years to her worldwide fame. The book is divided into four
sections: 'A Star is Born', which follows Audrey's first steps into
the spotlight as a doe-eyed dancer; 'The Golden Age', how Audrey
became the muse of Hubert de Givenchy and gave Hollywood a new
ideal of elegance; 'A Diva's Style', which touches on Breakfast at
Tiffany's, where Holly Golighty went down in the history of cinema
with her sunglasses and little black dress, along with many others
of Audrey's later film work; and 'Saving the Children'. This final
section of the book puts great emphasis on her humanitarian work as
UNICEF ambassador, on the side of all the children of the world.
Both on screen and in real life, Audrey has remained faithful to
the elegance of understatement and kindness, hidden behind her
unforgettable smile.
Stories and photography intermingle on the pages of this gorgeous
homage to '70s and '80s cinema and celebrity. Including rare and
never-before-seen images, Through Her Lens is a wonderful
collection of images and memoires that capture the spirit of the
age. From unexpected late-night calls from Romy Schneider, to a
stay at Paul Newman's home in Connecticut; from working on set with
Bernardo Bertolucci, Werner Herzog, Steven Spielberg and Sydney
Pollack, to lounging poolside with Raquel Welch; Sereny reveals her
favourite moments from working behind the lens. This is the first
photographic retrospective of Sereny's star-studded career,
including nearly 100 never-before-seen images complemented by Eva's
own stories.
As We Rise presents an exciting compilation of photographs from
African diasporic culture. With over one hundred works by Black
artists from Canada, the Caribbean, Great Britain, the United
States, South America, as well as throughout the African continent,
this volume provides a timely exploration of Black identity on both
sides of the Atlantic. As Teju Cole describes in his preface, "Too
often in the larger culture, we see images of Black people in
attitudes of despair, pain, or brutal isolation. As We Rise gently
refuses that. It is not that people are always in an attitude of
celebration-no, that would be a reverse but corresponding
falsehood-but rather that they are present as human beings,
credible, fully engaged in their world." Drawn from Dr. Kenneth
Montague's Wedge Collection in Toronto-a Black-owned collection
dedicated to artists of African descent-As We Rise looks at the
multifaceted ideas of Black life through the lenses of community,
identity, and power. Artists such as Stan Douglas, LaToya Ruby
Frazier, Barkley L. Hendricks, Texas Isaiah, Liz Johnson Artur,
Seydou Keita, Deana Lawson, Jamel Shabazz, and Carrie Mae Weems,
touch on themes of agency, beauty, joy, belonging, subjectivity,
and self-representation. Writings by Isolde Brielmaier,
Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, Mark Sealy, Teka Selman, and Deborah
Willis among others provide insight and commentary on this
monumental collection.
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Linwood
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Carolyn Adams Patterson
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Entertain Me! features the most popular influencers and celebrities
from Schoen! magazine, a biannual English language publication and
online platform with a cutting-edge aesthetic. This book presents a
visual explosion of talent in film, music, TV, fashion and art from
its debut as an online forum in 2009 to 2020. Stunning photographs
from the worlds of culture, fashion, and beauty showcase the
biggest names and rising stars who entertain and lead the world in
high-octane creativity. It will appeal to the visionary, the
collector, and the fashion-conscious, and is intended not only for
the magazine's established and loyal readership, but also for a
broader demographic of readers around the globe who monitor the
pulse of the latest in creative talent.
70 years of passion. 70 years, in which the enthusiasm for sporty
driving, advanced technology and sensual design has created
something very special. Is it a coincidence that more than 70
percent of all Porsche cars ever built are still on the road today?
There can only be one answer when you gather together the
highlights from seven decades of sports car construction - not in a
well-tempered museum, but in the places for which they were
created: road and track. What if you had to get a 918 Spyder to
Germany via the snowbound passes of northern Italy? What would it
be like to rerun the legendary record-breaking lap of the
Nordschleife in Stefan Bellof's 956? Can you bring a 906 to the
Porsche Rennsport Reunion in Laguna Seca under your own steam? This
may sound like a shimmering daydream, but it turns into a tribute
to 70 years of brand history, captured in unparalleled images. Text
in English and German.
"From a lighthouse keeper in Norway to a reindeer herder in
Mongolia, the resulting series offers a captivating portrait of 10
extraordinary individuals living off the grid." - Financial Times
Between 2015 and 2020, photographer Brice Portolano travelled from
the islands of Alaska to the Patagonian steppe and from the forests
of Lapland to the highlands of Iran to capture the daily lives of
10 extraordinary people who made profound changes in their lives in
order to live closer to nature. They consciously built a life away
from the hustle and bustle of the city, usually without a phone
signal or internet access. Their lives are arduous, but also full
of a sense of personal freedom, self-determination, and fulfilment.
These photographs present an inspiring vision of the joys of
finding one's place in the world and the challenges of living off
the grid. In these 10 vivid portraits of alternative lifestyles, we
meet: Tinja, the dog sled driver in Lapland; Ali, the Persian
horseman; Barny, the self-supporter in a circus wagon in Cumbria,
England; Zaya, the reindeer herder in the Mongolian taiga; George,
the hostel father in Tuscany; Sylwia, the artist on the Greek
island of Lefkada; Sky, the Argentinean goucha; Ben, the hunter in
Utah, USA; Jerry, the oyster farmer in Alaska; Elena, the
lighthouse keeper in Norway. Text in English and German.
Following the award-winning Seeds: Time Capsules of Life, Wolfgang
Stuppy and Rob Kesseler explore the fascinating world of fruits
through a unique presentation of extraordinary images from around
the world accompanied by a lively explanatory text. Fruit. The word
itself conjures up mouthwatering memories of crunchy apples,
luscious strawberries, sweet bananas, succulent melons and juicy
pineapples, to which we can add the splendid tropical fruits on our
supermarket shelves. They are one of nature's most wonderful gifts
but providing us with a healthy source of food is not the reason
that plants produce such delicious fruits. It is therefore quite
legitimate to ask what fruits are, and why they exist. As will be
revealed, the true nature of fruits is concealed in what is buried
in their core: their seeds. The key role that both play in the
survival of each species explains the manifold strategies and ruses
that plants have developed for the dispersal of their seeds.
Whether these involve wind, water, humans, animals or the plant's
own explosive triggers, they are reflected in the many colours,
shapes and sizes of the fruits that protect the seeds and in the
extraordinary way that some fruits have adapted to the animals that
disperse their seeds, and the animals to the fruits they relish. In
this pioneering collaboration, visual artist Rob Kesseler and seed
morphologist Wolfgang Stuppy use scanning electronmicroscopy to
obtain astonishing images of a variety of fruits and the seeds they
protect. Razor-sharp cross-sections reveal intricate interiors,
nuts and other examples of botanical architecture and reproductive
ingenuity. The black and white microscope images have been
sumptuously coloured by Rob Kesseler highlighting the structure and
functioning of the minuscule fruit and seeds some almost invisible
to the naked eye and in so doing creating a work of art. Larger
fruits, flowers and seeds have been especially photographed. The
formation, development and demise of the fruits are described,
their vital role in the preservation of the biodiversity of our
planet explained. Fruits are the keepers of the precious seeds that
ensure our future; some are edible, others inedible and many, quite
simply, incredible.
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