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Runa Islam's films are replete with vivid images that enthrall
the viewer with their poetry. Using and reflecting on the medium of
film is a pivotal part of her work. In detailed interviews with the
artist, this book sheds light on her work during the last five
years.
Runa Islam was born in Bangladesh in 1970 and today lives in
London. She deconstructs linear narrative patterns and time
sequences, making the act of seeing--both watching and recognizing
what is seen--the central focus of her films. In 2008, Islam was
nominated for the Turner Prize for visual art.
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A hotspot in the North Atlantic, Iceland is one of the world's most
unusual countries. It is Europe's second largest island but its
most sparsely populated country. Sitting astride the Mid-Atlantic
Ridge, linking the North Atlantic plate with the Eurasian plate, it
is closer to Greenland than Europe. It lies just south of the
Arctic Circle, but, warmed by Gulf Stream waters, has a temperate
climate. It has fiery volcanoes and freezing glaciers, striking
black sand beaches and hot geysers - the word geyser itself comes
from Icelandic. And a geologically young landmass, Iceland is still
taking shape: a volcanic eruption in 1963 caused the formation of
the new island of Surtsey. Iceland is a fascinating exploration of
this most beautiful island. From volcanoes and lava flows to
geysers and geothermal pools, from bird life to whale-watching,
from national parks, verdant valleys to inland tundra, and from how
waterfalls are used for hydro-electric power to Reykjavik's city
life, the book is packed with 200 spectacular colour photographs.
Presented in a landscape format and with captions explaining the
story behind each entry, Iceland is a stunning collection of images
celebrating the world's most curious island.
"Yendegaia National Park" offers a visually spectacular tour of one
of Earth's most remote and scenic national parks. In Chilean
Patagonia on the grand island of Tierra del Fuego, the new park --
designated in 2014 -- was prompted by a donation of private land to
the Chilean park system. When combined with adjacent federal land,
the new protected area covers some 372,000 acres, and forms a
habitat linkage between existing national parks in Chile and
Argentina. Thus the new Yendegaia National Park has helped
establish one of the planet's most significant trans-boundary
protected areas, or "peace parks." During expeditions to Yendegaia
in various seasons, renowned nature photographer Antonio Vizcaino
captured the harsh beauty of a remote land at the end of the world
where glacier-carved peaks, untamed rivers, windblown steppe, and
Earth's southernmost forests combine to create a unique and
stunningly beautiful landscape. For both armchair adventurers who
dream of Patagonia and intrepid travelers planning a trip to
Chile's national parks, "Yendegaia National Park" is a must-have.
African photography has emerged as a significant focus of research
and scholarship over the last twenty years, the result of a growing
interest in postcolonial societies and cultures and a turn towards
visual evidence across the humanities and social sciences. At the
same time, many rich and fascinating photographic collections have
come to light. This volume explores the complex theoretical and
practical issues involved in the study of African photographic
archives, based on case studies drawn from across the continent
dating from the 19th century to the present day. Chapters consider
what constitutes an archive, from the familiar mission and state
archives to more local, vernacular and personal accumulations of
photographs; the importance of a critical and reflexive engagement
with photographic collections; and the question of where and what
is 'Africa', as constructed in the photographic archive. Essential
reading for all researchers working with photographic archives,
this book consolidates current thinking on the topic and sets the
agenda for future research in this field.
For four decades, world-renowned environmental photographer James
Balog has travelled well over a million miles from the Arctic to
the Antarctic and the Alps, Andes, and Himalayas. With his images
heightening awareness of climate change and endangered species, he
is one of the most relevant photographers in the world today. Balog
s photography of and essays on human tectonics humanity s reshaping
of the natural environment reveal the intersection of people and
nature, and that when we sustain nature, we sustain ourselves. This
monumental book is an unprecedented combination of art informed by
scientific knowledge. Featuring Balog s 350 most iconic
photographs, The Human Element offers a truly unmatched view of the
world and a world we may never see again.
This beautiful book accompanies a new photographic competition
celebrating some of the best bird photography of the year. The Bird
Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the artistry of
bird photography, and this large-format book is lavishly
illustrated to reflect this. A celebration of avian beauty and
diversity, it is a tribute to both the dedication and passion of
the photographers as well as a reflection of the quality of today's
modern digital imaging systems. The book includes the winning and
short-listed images from the competition, now in its fifth year,
showcasing some of the finest bird photography from around the
world. A proportion of the profits from the book goes directly to
the BTO to support their conservation work. The advent of digital
technology has revolutionised photography in recent years, and the
book brings to life some of the most stunning bird photography
currently on offer. It features a vast variety of photographs by
hardened pros, keen amateurs and hobbyists alike, reflecting the
huge diversity of bird enthusiasts and nature lovers which is so
important in ensuring their conservation and survival.
Both pragmatic and motivational, this book addresses what it means
to have a successful long-term career in the arts, taking stock of
the current landscape of the art world, introducing new venues in
the field, reflecting on issues of social media and exhibition, and
ultimately encouraging artists to take control of their
professional lives. Weaving conversations from a range of
internationally based artists who have negotiated alternative paths
to success, lauded artist and teacher Stacy Miller provides a
practical, lively reflection on what it takes to be an artist in
our new global landscape. This book covers practical needs,
different approaches, and philosophical ways of creating a life and
career in the arts. It lays out conventional and nonconventional
means to representation, describes being an entrepreneur versus
funding independent creative projects, and examines social media
for the potential powerhouse it is. Most importantly, it gives
artists a way to think about being a professional and the different
paths to a successful career in the arts. Perfect for emerging,
mid-career, and experienced artists, this book encourages readers
to redefine personal success and to act locally, nationally, and
internationally in an expanding art world.
Crossroads of a Continent: Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921 tells the
story of the state's railroads and their vital role in American
history. Missouri and St. Louis, its largest city, are
strategically located within the American Heartland. On July 4,
1851, when the Pacific Railroad of Missouri began construction in
St. Louis, the city took its first step to becoming a major hub for
railroads. By the 1920s, the state was crisscrossed with railways
reaching toward all points of the compass. Authors Peter A. Hansen,
Don L. Hofsommer, and Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes explore the history
of Missouri railroads through personal, absorbing tales of the
cutthroat competition between cities and between railroads that
meant the difference between prosperity and obscurity, the
ambitions and dreams of visionaries Fred Harvey and Arthur
Stilwell, and the country's excitement over the St. Louis World's
Fair of 1904. Beautifully illustrated with over 100 color images of
historical railway ephemera, Crossroads of a Continent is an
engaging history of key American railroads and of Missouri's
critical contribution to the American story.
When Charlotte Horton and her family of British bohemians
discovered an abandoned Tuscan castle, little did they know that
they would transform it into a vibrant, modern locale. Nestled in
the rugged terrain of Mount Amiata, Castello di Potentino was a
dilapidated mess: roofs had collapsed and there was no plumbing or
electricity. Following the arduous process of purchasing it from 22
different owners, they set to work renovating the eleventh-century
structure. In this enthralling account of revamping the castello
into a contemporary ode to Italian tradition, photographs by the
late British fashion photographer Michael Woolley showcase the
property, while Horton s text dives into the renovation and life at
Potentino. From a dramatic vaulted entrance hall to a starry
ceiling mural, the interiors are bound to delight. Readers also
learn about technical details, such as recycling materials and
painting. A chapter dedicated to the land complete with a vineyard
and olive groves displays Horton s philosophy of self-sufficiency.
This book is a must-have for those interested in Italian
architecture and the Tuscan lifestyle, or anyone with the dream of
restoring a tower in Tuscany.
'While looking through his contact sheets, Harvey Benge noticed
that one of his pictures reminded him of a 'Friedlander', another
someone else. All photographers do this, and if the photograph in
question apes another photographer too closely, it's usually a
cause for rejection. But Benge did the opposite. Picking out his
'Friedlander' and his 'Parr' and his 'Baltz' he decided to make an
'anthology' of contemporary photography featuring some of its
biggest names. Yet they are all genuine, original Benges. They are
also all good pictures, not mere pastiches of the 'originals' of
which they gently but insistently remind one. This may be a game,
but games can be very serious, and this fascinating book is both a
serious and light-hearted exploration of photographic style.' -
Gerry Badger.
"Light and Photomedia" proposes that, regardless of technological
change, the history and future of photomedia are essentially
connected to light: it is a fundamental property of photomedia,
binding with space and time to form and inform new, explicitly
light-based structures and experiences
Jai McKenzie identifies light-space-time structures throughout the
history of photomedia, from the early image machines through
analogue and digital image machines to the present day. She
proposes that they will continue to develop in the future, and
takes us to future image machines of the year 2039. With the use of
the theories of Paul Virilio, Jean Baudrillard and Vilem Flusser,
featuring artists including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Nam June Paik,
Yves Klein, Eadweard Muybridge, Martha Rosler, Cindy Sherman and
Michael Snow, as well as photographic images, "Light and
Photomedia" places the reader in a new history and future which,
although mostly overlooked by the canon of photomedia theory, is an
essential line of enquiry for contemporary thinking and dialogue in
photography.
Crosses disciplinary boundaries to explore German Romantic writing
about visual experience and the interplay of text and image in
Romantic epistemology. The work of the groundbreaking writers and
artists of German Romanticism -- including the writers Tieck,
Brentano, and Eichendorff and the artists Caspar David Friedrich
and Philipp Otto Runge -- followed from the philosophical arguments
of the German Idealists, who placed emphasis on exploring the
subjective space of the imagination. The Romantic perspective was a
form of engagement with Idealist discourses, especially Kant's
Critique of Pure Reason and Fichte's Science of Knowledge. Through
an aggressive, speculative reading of Kant, the Romantics abandoned
the binary distinction between the palpable outer world and the
ungraspable space of the mind's eye and were therefore compelled to
develop new terms for understanding the distinction between
"internal" and "external." In this light, Brad Prager urges a
reassessment of some of Romanticism's major oppositional tropes,
contending that binaries such as "self and other," "symbol and
allegory," and "light and dark," should be understood as
alternatives to Lessing's distinction between interior and exterior
worlds. Prager thus crosses the boundaries between
philosophy,literature, and art history to explore German Romantic
writing about visual experience, examining the interplay of text
and image in the formulation of Romantic epistemology. Brad Prager
is Associate Professor of Germanat the University of Missouri,
Columbia.
In I Love You, Mario Testino presents a celebration of weddings. A
beginning in life -that is also a culmination and a public promise
- captured by a unique photographic point of view which shows
beauty not only in emotion and tradition, but in the complete
intimacy of shared joy. Featuring essays by the illustrious fashion
designer Carolina Herrera and party expert Riccardo Lanza, the book
traces Testino's memories of many iconic moments and many unknown
ones, captured in the privacy of close friendship and family.
Unparalleled access unveils the secret, the tender, the wild and
the festive of such celebrations, some of which can be considered
the most talked-about unions of the past four decades. I Love You
is a homage to weddings and to everything they comprise. A love
declaration and a glimpse into the heart of brides getting ready,
special rites among friends, the zest of extraordinary parties.
Every image showing the unique fantasies of a life to start anew.
"LONG LIVE LOVE!" - Mario Testino Also available in an Art Edition
with the signed and numbered print Chiara Slewett, Rio de Janeiro,
2005
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In over 150 striking images, Italy celebrates perhaps the most
beautiful country in the world. From the natural beauty of lakes
such as Como or Garda to the vineyards in Tuscany to the many
beaches, from the pretty seaside towns of the Cinque Terre to the
glory of Venice's canals and palaces, from the magnificence of
classical antiquity in Rome to the Arab-Norman architecture of
Palermo to Renaissance Florence, there is just so much to feast on
in Italy. But apart from the famous highlights, the book also
features lesser known sides to the country, be it pretty,
unexplored corners and examples of everyday life, or the abandoned
cave towns of Puglia and the 16th century star-shaped town of
Palmanova. Presented in a landscape format and with captions
explaining the story behind each entry, Italy is a stunning
collection of images.
Brings to life the breathtaking and often heartbreaking stories of
the workers who built New York City in the Twentieth Century
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives tells the stories of the men
and women who built the City-of towering structures and the beam
walkers who assembled them; of immigrant youths in factories and
women in sweatshops; of longshoremen and typewriter girls; of dock
workers and captains of industry. It provides a glimpse of the
traditions they carried with them to this country and how they
helped create new ones, in the form of labor organizations that
provided recent immigrants, often overwhelmed by the intensity of
New York life, with a sense of solidarity and security. Astounding
in their own right, the book's photographic images, most drawn from
seldom-seen labor movement photographers, are complemented by
poignant oral histories which tell the stories behind the images.
Among the extraordinary lives chronicled are those of Philip
Keating, who, seven years after a fellow worker photographed him
painting the Queensboro Bridge in 1949, plunged to his death from
another worksite; William Atkinson, who broke the color bar at
Macy's and tells of fighting racism at home after fighting fascism
abroad during World War II; and Cynthia Long, who fought gender
barriers to become, in the late 1970s, an electrician with
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3. With
narratives at the beginning of each section providing historical
context, this book brings the past clearly, emotionally, and
fascinatingly alive.
This is an updated and newly revised edition of the classic book
The Art of Photography: An Approach to Personal Expression.
Originally published in 1994 and first revised in 2010, The Art of
Photography has sold well over 100,000 copies and has firmly
established itself as the most readable, understandable, and
complete textbook on photography. Featuring nearly 200 beautiful
photographs in both black-and-white and color, as well as numerous
charts, graphs, and tables, this book presents the world of
photography to beginner, intermediate, and advanced photographers
who seek to make a personal statement through the medium of
photography. Without talking down to anyone or talking over
anyone's head, renowned photographer, teacher, and author Bruce
Barnbaum presents how-to techniques for both traditional and
digital approaches. In this newest edition of the book, Barnbaum
has included many new images and has completely revised the text,
with particular focus on two crucial chapters covering digital
photography: he revised a chapter covering the digital zone system,
and includes a brand-new chapter on image adjustments using digital
tools. There is also a new chapter discussing the concepts of "art
versus technique" and "traditional versus digital" approaches to
photography. Throughout the book, Barnbaum goes well beyond the
technical, as he delves deeply into the philosophical, expressive,
and creative aspects of photography so often avoided in other
books. Barnbaum is recognized as one of the world's finest
landscape and architectural photographers, and for decades has been
considered one of the best instructors in the field of photography.
This latest incarnation of his textbook--which has evolved, grown,
and been refined over the past 45 years--will prove to be an
ongoing, invaluable photographic reference for years to come. It is
truly the resource of choice for the thinking photographer.Topics
include: Elements of Composition Visualization Light and Color
Filters Black-and-White The Digital Zone System The Zone System for
Film Printing and Presentation Exploding Photographic Myths
Artistic Integrity Realism, Abstraction, and Art Creativity and
Intuition A Personal Philosophy And much, much more...
Bringing readers from aww to awful! in a matter of seconds, I Don't
Really Love You seamlessly blends images of charming pets with
hilarious, soul-crushing captions about the existential dread that
seems to permeate daily life. Darkly humorous one-liners, from
"Birthdays don't matter" to "Inadequacy haunts me endlessly," will
peek out from behind the forms of calm cats and happy-go-lucky
puppies, creating an unexpected contrast that takes readers on a
journey from delightful to depressing (and back again!) Pet lovers
and humor lovers will be captivated in equal measure, with more
than 75 full-color photographs of cats and dogs in a range of
breeds, alongside an off-beat, subversive voice. With the perfect
attitude for our rapidly changing world, this quirky book will make
readers laugh out loud (after sending them crawling under the
covers to contemplate their existence).
China has been one of the first countries to develop its own
aesthetic for dynamic images and to create animation films with
distinctive characteristics. In recent years, however, and subject
to the influence of Western and Japanese animation, the Chinese
animation industry has experienced several new stages of
development, prompting the question as to where animation in China
is heading in the future. This book describes the history, present
and future of China's animation industry. The author divides the
business's 95-year history into six periods and analyses each of
these from an historical, aesthetic, and artistic perspective. In
addition, the book focuses on representative works; themes;
directions; artistic styles; techniques; industrial development;
government support policies; business models; the nurturing of
education and talent; broadcasting systems and animation. Scholars
and students who are interested in the history of Chinese animation
will benefit from this book and it will appeal additionally to
readers interested in Chinese film studies.
The Colours of Cricket showcases the finest photos of award-winning
cricket photographer Philip Brown. In a prestigious 30-year career,
Brown has captured 250 Test matches, numerous World Cups and other
competitions around the world. Growing up in sports-mad Australia,
he fell in love with cricket and photography at a young age and has
spent most of his life shooting some of the most memorable moments
in the history of the game and the characters who made them. This
beautiful book features eye-catching images of some of the biggest
names in cricket - stars such as Shane Warne, Brian Lara, Kevin
Pietersen, Steve Waugh and Sachin Tendulkar. But beyond the
celebrities Philip also has an eye for the people and places he has
seen along the way. The Colours of Cricket documents the changing
face of the sport over five decades, taking us on a nostalgic trip
through time. Featuring more than 340 of Brown's favourite images,
this is a stunning pictorial celebration that every cricket fan
will treasure.
While written sources on the history of Greece have been studied
extensively, no systematic attempt has been made to examine
photography as an important cultural and material process. This is
surprising, given that Modern Greece and photography are almost
peers: both are cultural products of the 1830s, and both actively
converse with modernity. Camera Graeca: Photographs, Narratives,
Materialities fills this lacuna. It is the first inter-disciplinary
volume to examine critically and in a theorised manner the
entanglement of Greece with photography. The book argues that
photographs and the photographic process as a whole have been
instrumental in the reproduction of national imagination, in the
consolidation of the nation-building process, and in the generation
and dissemination of state propaganda. At the same time, it is
argued that the photographic field constitutes a site of memory and
counter-memory, where various social actors intervene actively and
stake their discursive, material, and practical claims. As such,
the volume will be of relevance to scholars and photographers,
worldwide. The book is divided into four, tightly integrated parts.
The first, 'Imag(in)ing Greece', shows that the consolidation of
Greek national identity constituted a material-cum-representational
process, the projection of an imagery, although some photographic
production sits uneasily within the national canon, and may even
undermine it. The second part, 'Photographic narratives,
alternative histories', demonstrates the narrative function of
photographs in diary-keeping and in photobooks. It also examines
the constitution of spectatorship through the combination of text
and image, and the role of photography as a process of
materializing counter-hegemonic discourses and practices. The third
part, 'Photographic matter-realities', foregrounds the role of
photography in materializing state propaganda, national memory, and
war. The final part, 'Photographic ethnographiesa
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