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Japan's capital city for over 1000 years, Kyoto is the country's
cultural and spiritual heart. Picturesque temples and prewar
machiya - traditional townhouses - populate its historic districts,
and are what most visitors expect to see. But one of Kyoto's many
gifts is for finding new ways to use and preserve its ancient
appearance while continuing to evolve. In Kyoto introduces
photographer Taro Moberly, who guides readers through the many
faces of his adopted hometown. His images capture the mystery of
the city's traditional architecture, bamboo gardens, and luscious
sakura. He then turns his distinctive eye to Kyoto's more modern
areas and street photography, layering them with the same
atmospheric allure. Sprinkled throughout In Kyoto are traditional
poems about the city, in both English and Japanese, to add another
dimension of time to the images.
It started in 1978 with an ordinary coffee shop near Kyoto. Word
spread that the waitresses wore no panties under their miniskirts.
Similar establishments popped up across the country. Men waited in
line outside to pay three times the usual coffee price just to be
served by a panty-free young woman. Within a few years, a new craze
took hold: the no-panties "massage" parlor. Increasingly bizarre
services followed, from fondling clients through holes in coffins
to commuter-train fetishists. One particularly popular destination
was a Tokyo club called "Lucky Hole" where clients stood on one
side of a plywood partition, a hostess on the other. In between
them was a hole big enough for a certain part of the male anatomy.
Taking the Lucky Hole as his title, Nobuyoshi Araki captures
Japan's sex industry in full flower, documenting in more than 800
photos the pleasure-seekers and providers of Tokyo's Shinjuku
neighborhood before the February 1985 New Amusement Business
Control and Improvement Act put a stop to many of the country's sex
locales. Through mirrored walls, bed sheets, the bondage and the
orgies, this is the last word on an age of bacchanalia, infused
with moments of humor, precise poetry, and questioning
interjections. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact
cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
The history of the tractor is one of rapid development, from the
turn of the 20th century when it was a substitute for the horse, to
today's sophisticated machines which boast a range of
technologically advanced equipment. This fact-packed encyclopedia
charts this exceptional history, the machines and their
manufacturers. Each vehicle is illustrated with archive material or
photography, together with specification boxes detailing engine
capacity, power, transmission and weight. Including an
international overview of farm machinery around the world, the
volume forms a highly comprehensive tractor encyclopedia that all
enthusiasts will want to own. The ultimate book for every tractor
and agricultural machinery enthusiast, this is a detailed portrait
in words and pictures of farm vehicles and their evolution.
Covering every aspect of the tractor and its components, from the
history of the inventors, innovators and factories, to the
vehicles' engine capacities and power, the glorious images feature
original machines, vintage models restored to their former glory,
together with their modern-day high-tech equivalents.
"From exquisite orchids, exotic bees and industrious ants to
fascinating animals such as chameleons, ocelots, bonobos and bats,
the book reveals the complex interactions." -Outdoor Photography "A
visually stunning book that will have wildlife lovers enchanted and
mesmerised, it's well worth adding to your collection." -Amateur
PhotographySome 60 percent of all the world's species live in
jungles. In this best-selling book and celebration of biodiversity,
award-winning wildlife photographer Christian Ziegler and biologist
Daisy Dent create a monument to jungle life - from Panama to Congo,
Madagascar to Australia. With 186 colour photographs and expert
texts, they show us some of the most fascinating specimens of
jungle flora and fauna: tiny driver ants, nimble ocelots, bonobos,
cassowaries, chameleons, colourful orchids, and carnivorous plants.
A visually stunning journey through the rain forest, and an urgent
reminder of how much our world depends on the preservation of
tropical ecosystems. Text in English and German.
Classic, refined, and alluring are just some of the ways to
describe Sarah Blank Design Studio's timeless kitchen designs.
Sarah Blank's vast expertise in the classicist language spanning
many decades and her creative vision for contemporary elegance form
the basis of her understanding that a beautiful and functional
kitchen is not only an integral part of the architecture of the
house, but the very heart of the home. She incorporates a set of
rules and principles in her work that are imperative to beautiful
and functional design, mastering some of the finest kitchens ever
developed for a new generation of happy homeowners. This
beautifully photographed volume presents a stunning selection of
award-winning projects, each showcasing exquisite beauty, attention
to detail, and technical prowess.
Devised by Charlie Waite, one of Britain's most highly respected
landscape photographers, and created in association with AA
Publishing, the prestigious Landscape Photographer of the Year
competition is now in its eighth year. In celebration of the
competition, Landscape Photographer of the Year Collection 8
features all of the winning and commended images along with four
special awards: the Countryside is GREAT Award, the VisitBritain
'You're Invited' Award, 'Lines in the Landscape' from Network Rail,
and The Sunday Times Magazine choice. Artists have always strived
to capture the unique beauty and diversity of the British
landscape. In the 21st century, this small island continues to
provide photographers with an astonishing source of inspiration.
From classic shots of the verdant countryside of England, Wales and
the rugged Scottish Highlands to the iconic structures of Britain's
industrial and urban landscapes, this magnificent collection,
showcasing both the very best of Britain and the very best
photographic talent, cannot fail to please.
Showcasing photographs and illustrations from a variety of
collectors' archives, The Unseen Mauretania 1907 reveals the Cunard
company's most luxurious ocean liner of the early twentieth century
as you have never known her before. When the Mauretania took to the
North Atlantic for the first time in November 1907, she was the
largest and fastest ship in the world, serving with her sister
ship, the Lusitania, for nearly eight years. Although the
Lusitania's life was cut short during the First World War, the
Mauretania continued to have an impressive presence at sea, holding
the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing until 1929.
This evocative visual history by maritime expert J. Kent Layton
follows her glorious career, which spanned four decades of the
twentieth century.
Explores the luxury lifestyle surrounding the leisure activity of
Photographers shot millions of pictures of the black civil rights
struggle between the close of World War II and the early 1970s, yet
most Americans today can recall just a handful of images that look
remarkably similar. In the popular imagination, the civil rights
movement is remembered in dramatic photographs of protestors
attacked with police dogs and fire hoses, firebombs and shotguns,
tear gas and billy clubs. The most famous images of the era show
black activists victimized by violent Southern whites. But there
are other stories to be told. Blacks changed America through their
action, not their suffering. In this groundbreaking catalogue,
Martin Berger presents a collection of forgotten photographs that
illustrate the action, heroism, and strength of black activists in
driving social and legislative change. Freedom Now! highlights the
power wielded by black men, women, and children in courthouses,
community centers, department stores, political conventions,
schools, and streets. Freedom Now! reveals that we have inherited a
photographic canon--and a picture of history--shaped by whites'
comfort with unthreatening images of victimized blacks. And it
illustrates how and why particular people, events, and issues have
been edited out of the photographic story we tell about our past.
By considering the different values promoted in the forgotten
photographs, readers will gain an understanding of African
Americans' role in rewriting U.S. history and the high stakes
involved in selecting images with which to narrate our collective
past.
Ernst Haas's color works reveal the photographer's remarkable
genius and remind us on every page why we love New York. When Haas
moved from Vienna to New York City in 1951, he left behind a
war-torn continent and a career producing black-and-white images.
For Haas, the new medium of color photography was the only way to
capture a city pulsing with energy and humanity. These images
demonstrate Haas's tremendous virtuosity and confidence with
Kodachrome film and the technical challenges of color printing.
Unparalleled in their depth and richness of color, brimming with
lyricism and dramatic tension, these images reveal a photographer
at the height of his career.
For over 30 years Peter Drummond has roamed Scottish fishing
harbours armed with at least one camera. Here then are the best
monochrome images taken over that period showing a wide variety of
vessel types ranging from former ring netters and drifter/seiners
through more modern designs to the latest 21st Century pelagic
vessels, with brief histories of the boats illustrated. Covering
waters around Scotland both east and west, from Kirkcudbright to
Mallaig and from Eyemouth to Burghead, as well as a detailed
appendix of vessels, this photographic collection is something
special for the maritime enthusiast.
'Take a view', the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition,
is the brainchild of Charlie Waite, one of today's most respected
landscape photographers. Together with the AA, he has created this
prestigious competition and award with a total prize fund exceeding
GBP 20,000, plus an eight-week exhibition at the National Theatre
and publication of "Landscape Photographer of the Year", the
full-colour book of best entries. Britain's heritage is celebrated
by people around the world and entries are welcome from everyone,
whether resident in the UK or simply visiting, as long as the image
is from the British Isles. This book showcases the best pictures
from amateur and professional photographers alike, from the fifth
annual competition.
This commemorative portfolio displays all the 100 pictures awarded
in the 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, together
with the stories of what they reveal and how they were created.
Representing the work of photographers worldwide, they illustrate
both the beauty and drama of the natural world and our conflicted
relationship with it. Chosen by an international panel of judges
from around 50,000 entries, the images are the work of
photographers from dozens of countries and represent a worldwide
range of styles and ways of seeing nature. You will find a rich
variety of subjects, from wild regions, remarkable behaviour and
portraits of creatures you may never have seen before, to reportage
of vitally important ethical and environmental issues. Adding depth
are the background stories - not just about how the pictures were
made and the equipment used but also information about the subjects
and why the photographers chose them.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the most
famous and prestigious event of its kind in the world, providing
both an inspiring annual catalog of the wonders of nature and a
thought provoking look at our complex relationship with the natural
world. These are the unforgettable highlights from the latest
Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, drawn from more than
45,000 entries nearly 100 countries. They include each of the
category winners and incorporate all aspects of wildlife
photography, from animal portraits to Earth's environments. For
each photograph there is a caption that reveals the memorable story
behind the picture and, for some, members of the international jury
share their insightful thoughts. Twenty-five striking photographs
from the competition's People's Choice vote are also included.
A unique tribute from David Bowie's official photographer and
creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie's
blessing. In 1972, David Bowie released his groundbreaking album
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. With
it landed Bowie's Stardust alter ego: a glitter-clad, mascara-eyed,
sexually ambiguous persona who kicked down the boundaries between
male and female, straight and gay, fact and fiction into one
shifting and sparkling phenomenon of '70s self-expression.
Together, Ziggy the album and Ziggy the stage spectacular propelled
the softly spoken Londoner into one of the world's biggest stars. A
key passenger on this glam trip into the stratosphere was fellow
Londoner and photographer Mick Rock. Rock bonded with Bowie
artistically and personally, immersed himself in the singer's inner
circle, and, between 1972 and 1973, worked as the singer's
photographer and videographer. This collection brings together
spectacular stage shots, iconic photo shoots, as well as intimate
backstage portraits. It celebrates Bowie's fearless experimentation
and reinvention, while offering privileged access to the many
facets of his personality and fame. Through the aloof and
approachable, the playful and serious, the candid and the
contrived, the result is a passionate tribute to a brilliant and
inspirational artist whose creative vision will never be forgotten.
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