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This fascinating book explores the transformations that have seen
Bournemouth develop from a small seaside town into a major South
Coast resort and bustling centre of commerce. Beautiful archive
images are skilfully contrasted with modern photographs taken from
the same vantage point today, and show how Bournemouth has changed
- as well as the familiar landmarks that have remained. From the
gardens as they originally appeared, freshly laid out with a large
fountain where the balloon now stands, to the East Cliff Lift, the
Cloisters, the model boats once sailed at Children's Corner and the
peaceful surroundings of the 'Invalids Walk', Bournemouth Then
& Now will rekindle fond memories for many people, and will
delight residents and visitors alike.
"...Modern British Jewellery Designers 1960-1980: A Collector's
Guide, is an ode to an extraordinary period in British jewelry
history."- Phyllis Schiller, Rapaport "This book, in my opinion,
fills a significant gap in the literature providing a good starting
point for anyone thinking of collecting jewellery from the 1960s
and 1970s, and for anyone interested in jewellery from that era."
-Elizabeth Passmore, Scottish Gemmological Association n the 1960s,
British jewellery underwent a revolution. Natural, uncut stones
exploded into vogue and a 1961 exhibition at the Goldsmith's Hall
kickstarted the nation's new obsession with gold. The women who
shopped at Quant's Bazaar and Hulaniki's Biba no longer just
received jewellery as gifts. They placed their own orders,
exploring Grima's drizzled gold and Flockinger's fused metallic
experimentations; John Donald's textured gold cubes and the House
of Munsteiner's curious new gem cuts. This was an era of innovation
- captured here through insights into the work of 25 major
jewellers and sumptuous pictures of their work. This book
introduces the most influential British designers, jewellers,
goldsmiths and silversmiths of 1960-1980. Tracing the evolution of
style across these decades, Modern British Jewellery Designers
reveals the designers' inspirations and the identifying signatures
of their work. Accompanied by new photography showing each
designer's creations, this is the perfect introduction for anyone
with an interest in collecting, or learning more about this
transformative period in British jewellery design.
The extraordinary experiences of ordinary people-their suffering
and their unimaginable bravery-are the subject of Judy Glickman
Lauder's remarkable photographs. Beyond the Shadows responds to the
world's looking the other way as the Nazis took power and their
hate-fueled nationalism steadily turned to mass murder. In the
context of the horror of the Holocaust, it also tells the uplifting
story of how the citizens and leadership of Denmark, under
occupation and at tremendous risk to themselves, defied the Third
Reich to transport the country's Jews to safety in Sweden. Over the
past thirty years, Glickman Lauder has captured the intensity of
death camps in Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia, in dark and
expressive photographs, telling of a world turned upside down, and,
in contrast, the redemptive and uplifting story of the "Danish
exception." Including texts by Holocaust scholars Michael Berenbaum
and Judith S. Goldstein, and a previously unpublished original text
by survivor Elie Wiesel, Beyond the Shadows demonstrates
passionately what hate can lead to, and what can be done to stand
in its path. "This is photography and storytelling for our times,
about what hate leads to, and how we can stand up to it. Beyond the
Shadows is powerful and revealing, and sharply relevant to all of
us who believe in the human family." - Sir Elton John
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international oil industry developed. They are the world's 5th
largest exporter to the US, ?????? However the people are poor that
live in this oil-rich land, and the environment that surrounds them
is deadly - oil leaks and explosions abound, whilst the water
supply is heavily contaminated. ?????? In recent years, local
guerillas in balaclavas and speed boats and armed with enormous
rounds of ammunition, have taken on the oil companies. They demand
the right to live in their own clean and unpolluted land, that
damage is restored to the delicate delta environment and stake a
50% claim on all oil pumped out of the creeks. ?????? These
dramatic images document for the first time the extent of the
enviromental damage, revealing not only to the world, but also to
Nigeria itself, what exactly is happening to their country, where
everything is being taken from this land - and nothing is being
given back to the people.
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*A Financial Times Book of the Year* 'The first time I opened What
Artists Wear, I gasped with pleasure. Imagine it as a kind of punk
cousin to John Berger's Ways of Seeing, liberally illustrated with
the most astonishing images of artists, decked out in finery or
rags ... It transported me to somewhere glamorous, exciting, even
revolutionary' Olivia Laing, Guardian Most of us live our lives in
our clothes without realizing their power. But in the hands of
artists, garments reveal themselves. They are pure tools of
expression, storytelling, resistance and creativity: canvases on
which to show who we really are. In What Artists Wear, style
luminary Charlie Porter takes us on an invigorating, eye-opening
journey through the iconic outfits worn by artists, in the studio,
on stage, at work, at home and at play. From Yves Klein's spotless
tailoring to the kaleidoscopic costumes of Yayoi Kusama and Cindy
Sherman; from Andy Warhol's signature denim to Charlotte Prodger's
casualwear, Porter's roving eye picks out the magical, revealing
details in the clothes he encounters, weaving together a new way of
understanding artists, and of dressing ourselves. Part love letter,
part guide to chic, and featuring generous photographic spreads,
What Artists Wear is both a manual and a manifesto, a radical,
gleeful, inspiration to see the world anew-and find greater
pleasure and possibility in the clothes we all wear.
Dogs have a special chemistry with humans that goes back many tens
of thousands of years.In this remarkable new collection of
photographs, renowned portrait photographer Lucy Sewill turns her
lens to man's best friend and the bond that they have with some of
the nation's favourite celebrities. Lucy's intimate portraits give
the reader a glimpse of some remarkable, and previously unseen,
relationships between some well-known faces and their favourite
pets.The result is a revealing series of photographs revealing some
truly beautiful bonds.Subjects include: Stylist and presenter Gok
Wan and Dolly Dishcloth; 1980s founding father of synth pop Gary
Numan; BBC Radio DJ Sara Cox and Dolly; Spandau Ballet musician and
actor Gary Kemp and Piper; actor Martin Clunes; BBC Breakfast
presenter Louise Minchin and Waffle; farmer and Countryfile
presenter Adam Henson; `the Dancing Vicar' Rev Richard Coles and H;
Telegraph cartoonist Matt and Reg; Made in Chelsea's Francis Boulle
and Buddy.
A Number One New York Times Bestseller From street photographer
Brandon Stanton, Humans of New York is a celebration of
individuality and a tribute to the spirit of New York City, filled
with photographs of its residents and stories from their lives.
Humans of New York began when photographer Brandon Stanton set out
on an ambitious project: to single-handedly create a photographic
census of New York City. Armed with his camera, he began
crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all in
his attempt to capture ordinary New Yorkers in the most
extraordinary of moments. The result of these efforts was Humans of
New York, a vibrant blog in which he featured his photos alongside
quotes and anecdotes. The blog has steadily grown, gathering
millions of devoted followers. Humans of New York expands on
Stanton's project with four hundred colour photos, including
exclusive portraits, all-new stories, and a distinctive vellum
jacket. It is a stunning collection of images that will appeal not
just to those who have been drawn in by the outsized personalities
of New York, but to anyone interested in the breathtaking scope of
humanity it displays.
The definitive survey of contemporary photography of the human
body. The body remains a battleground. Politicized, conceptualized
and increasingly shared, our often-paradoxical relationship with
the human form is nothing new, but finds itself heightened in the
digitised, virtualised era of the 'post-industrial' body. No longer
a tool but a work-in-progress, our bodily expectations bound from
fantasy to reality, beauty to tyranny, art to commerce and
curiosity to obsession, leaving us dreaming of other bodies and
alternate lives. Surveying a range of over 360 photographic
re-presentations from the worlds of art, fashion, scientific and
vernacular photography - including the work of Nobuyoshi Araki,
Bettina Rheims, Lauren Greenfield, Viviane Sassen, Cindy Sherman,
Wolfgang Tillmans, Daido Moriyama, Sally Mann, Pieter Hugo and
Juergen Teller, Solve Sundsbo and Daniel Sannwald - Body: The
Photobook explores what our imaging of the human form, and the ways
in which those images have been used and shared, might reflect of
our relationship to the body. Supporting the broad range of
photography is an essay by the psychologist Professor David Sander,
who discusses the neurological representation of our own bodies.
Wallsend has a rich heritage, which is uniquely reflected in this
delightful, full-colour compilation. Contrasting a selection of
forty-five archive images alongside modern photographs taken from
the same location, this new book reveals the changing faces,
buildings and streets of Wallsend during the last century.
Comparing the workers of yesteryear with today's tradespeople,
along with some famous landmarks and little-known street scenes,
this is a wide-ranging look at the area's absorbing history.
Wallsend Then & Now will awaken nostalgic memories for those
who live in or know the town, whilst providing visitors with a
glimpse of how the town used to be.
A visual retrospective of the turbulent year that was 2020 through
the eyes of the New York-based multi-disciplinary artist Erik Foss.
TWENTY TWENTY A Year in Pictures is a snapshot of Foss's psyche,
and also of one of the most turbulent years in recent American
history. A lot of the events and changes of the past year directly
influenced Erik's work, depicted in this remarkable and expressive
collection of imagery, bound together in a hardcover time capsule.
2020 was a horror show, but in many ways, that very horror has been
the muse for Erik's most artistically successful year. In a year
that struck fear and insomnia in the hearts and minds of millions,
we, as a culture, have undergone grave interruptions in our
progression towards diversity, and global health.The onset of
COVID-19, in combination with the political turmoil that ensued, we
have been forced to re-examine our values, practices, and
authority. In the early months of this pandemic, many Americans and
global citizens faced an uprooting of lifestyle, unemployment, loss
of family, experienced fear and anxiety, as well as witnessed the
demonstration of violent and non-violent protests as a result of
the BLM movement. If you've grazed the streets of downtown NYC at
any point in the past decade, you have likely been confronted with
the guttural, and expressive style of Erik Foss. After moving to
New York in 1996, Erik quickly established himself as a figurative
kingpin within arts and downtown culture. Having been privy to a
vastness of experience within the realms of music, art, and gallery
production has ultimately added to the depth, honesty, and
complexity of his work. If nothing else, Erik is a prolific artist.
In the first four months of 2020, he created: Several Portal
paintings A slew of street photography Google paintings Toon
drawings Abstract trompe l'oeil works made with oil and acrylics A
large street mural His first bronze sculptures
Everyone strives for happiness - Aristotle already knew that. But
what exactly is happiness? And can you measure it? A journey to the
30 happiest countries in the world brings this abstract topic
closer to the reader. We look at happiness from three different
perspectives. Based on the World Happiness Report, a scientific
report commissioned by the WHO which ranks countries according to
people's life satisfaction, the book presents the 30 happiest
countries. Authors and local heroes tell us how they experience
their own happiness in each respective country.
It is often said that you can't take the same walk twice in New
York. Its history may be short compared to that of European cities,
but it is also a history marked by lightning-fast change. This
pictorial journey into the history of New York City starts from the
small town that began as New Amsterdam in the 17th century, tracing
the unbridled expansion of the 18th century and waves of mass
immigration of the 19th and 20th centuries. The authors, both
experienced NYC tour guides, explore iconic districts like Times
Square, Harlem, Wall Street, Central Park, Ellis Island and the
Bronx, bringing the past and people to life through engaging
stories and images. An inspired selection of archival photos,
prints, vintage maps, stereographs, and ephemera make this
publication, with its elegant, silver-edged finish, a fascinating
visual homage to the vibrant city that is New York today.
A frank, honest, and insightful look into the lives of women over
fifty. The Second Half explores, in photographic portraits and
interviews, how the second half of life is experienced by women
from many different cultures. From a French actress to a British
novelist, from an Algerian nomad to a Saudi Arabian doctor, and an
American politician, Ellen Warner traveled all over the world to
interview women about their lives. She asked them what they learned
in the first half that was helpful in the second, and what advice
they would give to younger women. Their revealing and inspiring
stories are enlightening for all readers, and are illustrated by
Warner's stunning portraits which tell their own story.
Montreal Then and Now takes 70 archive photos from across the city
on the banks of the St.Lawrence river and compares them with the
same view today in this fascinating bilingual edition. Established
in 1642 as a Roman Catholic mission, Montreal was named for the
mountain where its French founders erected a cross. They also laid
out the streets that today meander through three core districts:
the Plateau, Downtown, and historic Old Montreal. The city has
remade itself three times: first in the 1830s when planners decreed
that all buildings be built with Trenton limestone; again in the
1870s when the city moved up the hill into what is called the
Square Mile; and finally in the 1960s, when Place Ville Marie and
the infrastructure for the Expo 67 World’s Fair dramatically
altered the skyline. A number of historic properties were lost,
including the St. James Club, Her Majesty’s Theatre, and the Van
Horne Mansion. In spite of the architectural vandalism, Montreal,
with its signature greystone buildings and quiet parks, remains
Canada’s most alluring and invigorating city. Sites include:
Mount Royal, City Hall, Champ de Mars, Place Jacques Cartier,
Sailors Chapel, Bonsecours Market, Place Royale, Place D”Armes,
Notre Dame, Chinatown,Victoria Square, Fairmont Le Reine Elizabeth,
Windsor Station, Sun Life Building, Windsor Hotel, Dorchester
Square, Cathedral of Mary Queen of the World, St.Lawrence
Boulevard, St. Jean, Habitat 67, Expo 67, Cartier Monument, Olympic
Stadium.
The 'Big Four' railways had experimented with diesel-powered
shunting locomotives from 1933 with the Great Western Railway
seeing the advantages of operating diesel-powered railcars, and
doing so successfully from the same date. The 1955 'Modernisation
Report' predicted the end of steam power and laid out the basis of
the 'Pilot Scheme' for the introduction of main-line diesel
locomotives to British Railways. A number of these hastily designed
classes of locomotives were found wanting in terms of power and
especially reliability, but pressure to forge ahead with their
introduction meant that the numbers constructed were unrealistic
and, in consequence, many had very short operating lives.
Fortunately, the 'Pilot Scheme' did bring forward some excellent
reliable classes of locomotives that were produced in large
numbers, with examples surviving into the modern railway operating
companies and the preservation scene. Early and First Generation
Green Diesels in Photographs brings together the work of four
photographers - Ron Buckley, Robert Butterfield, Andrew Forsyth and
Hugh Ramsay - charting the development of diesels in their
photographs from 1949 to 1966.
The San inhabited the whole of southern Africa before the spear and
the gun drove them further into the desert region of the Kalahari.
They are among the last of the hunting and gathering societies in
an agricultural and industrialised world. Small by Western
standards, the polite greeting to a San man is one of deference to
his unmistakable stature "I saw your shadow looming afar". Although
their lifestyle may appear haphazard to the casual eye, on closer
inspection, a defined pattern appears.
Question Bridge assembles a series of questions posed to black men,
by and for other black men, along with the corresponding responses
and portraits of the participants. The questions range from the
comic to the sublimely philosophical: from "Am I the only one who
has problems eating chicken, watermelon, and bananas in front of
white people?" to "Why is it so difficult for black American men in
this culture to be themselves, their essential selves, and remain
who they truly are?" The answers tackle the issues that continue to
surround black male identity today in a uniquely honest,
no-holds-barred manner. While the ostensible subject is black men,
the conversation that evolves in these pages is ultimately about
the nature of living in a post-Obama, post-Ferguson, post-Voting
Rights Act America. Question Bridge is about who we are and what we
mean to one another. Most critically, it asks: how can we start to
dismantle the myths and misconceptions that have evolved around
race and gender in America-how can we reset the narrative about
ourselves? The founding artists, along with contributions from
Andrew Young, Jesse Williams, Rashid Shabazz, and Delroy Lindo,
will introduce and contextualize the body of the work and provide
closing remarks on our current and future social climate. The
Question Bridge Project is an innovative, transmedia project that
uses video to facilitate a conversation among black men from
diverse backgrounds. Originally created by Chris Johnson in 1996,
the project was revived by Hank Willis Thomas, Kamal Sinclair, and
Bayete Ross Smith in filming over 160 black men in nine American
cities, each of whom asked and answered questions posed by other
black men. This content was used to create a five-screen video
installation that has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum;
Oakland Museum of California; Birmingham Museum of Art; Cleveland
Museum of Art; Milwaukee Art Museum; Harvey B. Gantt Center for
African-American Arts+Culture, Charlotte, NC; San Diego African
American Museum of Art; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC;
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York; Rochester
Contemporary Arts Center, Rochester, NY; and Sundance Film
Festival, Park City, Utah. The Question Bridge Project includes
various platforms, an interactive website and mobile app, as well
as community roundtable conversations and a curriculum designed for
high school learners.
Alone every Tuesday with his newborn daughter, Kenny Deuss fielded
frequent requests from his partner, Tineke, for photos of the baby
when she was away from home. His series of hilariously Photoshopped
images of the baby in mock perilous situations began with teasing
photographs that showed just how "safe" the baby was. Currently,
people from all over the world follow Kenny's adventures with his
(now 2) daughters Alix and Aster through his Instagram account
“On Adventure with Dad.” In this book he bundles his best
photos, supplemented with a large number of never-before-seen
images. He also includes 'tips' for dads and dads-to-be with a
large dose of his typical dry humour.
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