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Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Individual photographers
This book is published on the occasion of an exhibition in Milan,
which was first shown in Murcia (Spain) and after in Siena
(September 2009 - January 2010), featuring a selection of 114
pictures, some of which are previoiusly unpublished, almost all of
small size, by the famous American photographer Francesca Woodman.
Born in Denver in 1958, daughter of the ceramist Betty and the
painter George Woodman, Francesca started to work with the camera
when she was only thirteen, by making her first self-portrait. In
the nine following years, before her suicide in January 1981 when
she was only twenty-three, she kept on taking pictures of herself
at home, in the midst of nature, on her own or with friends, while
in action shots or in studied poses. With texts by Isabel Tejeda,
Marco Pierini and Lorenzo Fusi, a biography of the artist and a
complete bibliography, this book is the most recent and most
complete publication of the artist's work. Text in English and
Italian.
Very few celebrities are so iconic that their first name is all
that's needed in order to immediately recognise them. One
photographer has captured each and every one of these icons - and
more besides - on film. He goes by the name of Oscar Abolafia. You
can call him Oscar.
The quintessential British landscape--the seaside--is the subject
of these nostalgic Polaroids by the acclaimed English photographer
Jon Nicholson. Anyone who grew up holidaying on England's beaches
is familiar with the distinctive features of these historic
resorts--not the exclusive haunts of the rich and famous, but the
gritty, often rocky shores of the Atlantic and the Irish and North
Seas, filled with amusement arcades, bathing huts, beach umbrellas,
and people of all ages and classes. Jon Nicolson's Polaroid SX-70
camera is the perfect vehicle to capture the color and character of
summers at the sea. At once immediate and ephemeral, these
delicately hued, slightly muted images taken with original,
out-of-date film stock depict the faded glory of Yarmouth's giant
piers, Brighton's pebbly shores, the Blackpool Pleasure Beach
amusement park, and many other resorts across Britain. Each of the
70 photographs is beautifully reproduced on its own page with
descriptive captions. A foreword by Joseph Galliano provides a wry,
contemporary perspective on these beloved, centuries-old locations.
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Our Habana
(Hardcover)
Yojany Perez Rivera; Retold by Estela de Los Milagros Ferrer Raveiro; Designed by Amir Saarony
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R2,334
Discovery Miles 23 340
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Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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"Toala Olivares' photos seem so carefree; sometimes almost
snapshots. But they are testament to an unfailing insight into the
story that needs to be told." -Jeroen Junte, journalist &
historian, about The Amsterdam Canals Documentary photographer Cris
Toala Olivares experienced the enormous forces emanating from the
core of a volcano during the 2014 eruption of the volcano
Tungurahua in Ecuador. People who had lived on the fertile flanks
for generations were forced to leave, something they did only with
great reluctance despite the looming danger. Toala Olivares decided
to delve deeper into the different relationships that people all
over the world have with volcanoes. He visited 13 volcanoes, from
Iceland to Indonesia, and has captured them in stunning photographs
accompanied by interviews with the people who live there.
Visions of London is a collection of urban city photography by
award-winning photographer Simon Hadleigh-Sparks. The book
highlights his passion for abstract-reflected architecture and
reflected imagery, a style he has created for himself. He also
experiments with extreme contrasts and has been called a master of
light. His many online followers encourage him to develop and
experiment further, with people liking the weird or the different.
He has also mastered the art of post-production blending,
temperature, tone curve, luminance - and the list goes on.
"This modern, refreshing examination of today’s American cowboys
and cowgirls is something people will want to revisit time and
time." — Yahoo “...captures the pioneering spirit of
modern cowboys and cowgirls, turning the camera on high-stakes
rodeos, hard-working ranchers and horseback rides across stunning
desert landscapes.â€Â – Ailbhe Macmahon, Daily Mail
"Cowboys may be innately photogenic, but French photographer Anouk
Krantz has succeeded in capturing their lives and surroundings like
no other."  —Graphius Magazine Having earned wide
acclaim for her bestselling Wild Horses of Cumberland Island (2017)
and West: The American Cowboy (2019), this new collection of work
that is American Cowboys is Anouk’s strongest work
yet. Join Anouk Masson Krantz in her solo journey across
America where she reveals the intimate lives and families of this
private, elusive icon of our American West. Through her lens Anouk
showcases an incredible journey from an outsider’s perspective
into the private world of the American cowboy. Real people
and real stories — a remarkable and inspiring story of people
coming together to share their lives and celebrate the nation’s
cowboy culture. This book is a must-have title among
Anouk’s fine collections of photographs. Anouk’s work has been
exhibited in galleries and museums across America. She is
renowned for her large-scale contemporary photography and her use
of white space that defines her elegant, minimalistic style.
Since the beginning of her photography career, Sarah Moon has
always sought to evoke the transience of beauty and the fragility
of dreams. In her delicate, ethereal style, she has shot some of
the most creative advertising campaigns of recent years and her
work has been featured in many major magazines. Winner of an ICP
Infinity Award among other honours, she continues to produce a
diverse body of work that also includes film.This series brings
together the best work of the world's greatest photographers, in an
attractive format and at an easily affordable price. Handsome and
collectable, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each
volume contains some sixty full-page reproductions printed in
superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full
bibliography. The series was awarded the first annual prize for
distinguished photographic books by the International Center of
Photography, New York.
Eye-opening and candid, David Bailey's Look Again is a
fantastically entertaining memoir by a true icon. 'Rollicking . . .
with roguish tales as vivid as his era-defining photos' – Daily
Mail 'Brilliant' – Telegraph David Bailey burst onto the scene in
1960 with his revolutionary photographs for Vogue. Discarding the
rigid rules of a previous generation of portrait and fashion
photographers, he channelled the energy of London's newly informal
street culture into his work. Funny, brutally honest and
ferociously talented, he became as famous as his subjects. Now in
his eighties, he looks back on an outrageously eventful life. Born
into an East End family, his dyslexia saw him written off as stupid
at school. He hit a low point working as a debt collector until he
discovered a passion for photography that would change everything.
The working-class boy became an influential artist. Along the way
he became friends with Mick Jagger, hung out with the Krays, got
into bed with Andy Warhol and made the Queen laugh. His love-life
was never dull. He propelled girlfriend Jean Shrimpton to stardom,
while her angry father threatened to shoot him. He married
Catherine Deneuve a month after meeting her. Penelope Tree’s
mother was unimpressed when he turned up on her doorstep. ‘It
could be worse, I could be a Rolling Stone,’ Bailey told her. He
went on to marry Marie Helvin and then Catherine Dyer, with whom he
has three children. He is also a film and documentary director, has
shot numerous commercials and has never stopped working. A born
storyteller, his autobiography is a memorable romp through an
extraordinary career.
Michael Katakis has spent his life travelling with a camera and
writing a journal. This is the resulting book. For the past 25
years he has collaborated with the social anthropologist Kris
Hardin in work spanning continents and cultures. Their initial
project was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC,
photographing and interviewing veterans and civilians alike, the
result of which was a moving portrait of America's strengths,
sacrifices and errors during a profoundly divisive time in the
nation's history. A different and disturbing portrait of the
country emerges in 'Troubled Land: Twelve Days Across America'
where Michael Katakis sought to have a dialogue with ordinary
people right after September 11 2001. In between these projects
were two periods of fieldwork in Sierra Leone documenting the
people of a village before their bloody civil war began. His fine
photographs were given an added, unintended significance by the
awful events that followed. From Michael Palin's Introduction:
'Michael Katakis is an indefatigable traveller. Driven by a
restless curiosity and a belief in the importance of the individual
against the system he puts his humane and enquiring ear to the
ground and picks up signals that are salutary, precise and
stimulating. His thoughtful words and pictures confer dignity and
provoke indignation in equal measure. He guides our eye and our
conscience without ever having to resort to hustle or harangue.
There is a peacefulness at the heart of his work which gives us
time to think.'
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Insomnia
(Hardcover)
Ishmael Fiifi Annobil
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R1,865
Discovery Miles 18 650
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Buite die hekke van Eden bevat dagboekfoto’s wat die bekende
Suid-Afrikaanse fotograaf Paul Alberts oor ’n hele aantal jare in
verskillende dele van Suid-Afrika geneem het. Die teks by die
foto’s het Alberts self tydens sy fotografie-reise geskryf. Woord
en beeld lewer kommentaar op sosiale en omgewingstoestande in die
land. Met hierdie foto’s vang Alberts iets vas van die wese van
lyding, verval en swaarkry, maar ook van die krag van die menslike
gees. Die foto’s is by geleentheid van Alberts se 60ste verjaardag
in die Oliewenhout-kunsmuseum in Bloemfontein uitgestal, saam met
’n aantal kwatryne wat Hennie Aucamp spesiaal vir die foto’s
geskryf het. Buite die hekke van Eden is ’n publikasie met ’n
besondere kultuurhistoriese en artistieke waarde.
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