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James Dean on the set of Rebel Without a Cause; Audrey Hepburn on
her bike with pet dog in tow; Marlon Brando taking out the garbage;
Elizabeth Taylor soaking up the sun. These are just a few of the
iconic images for which Sid Avery is responsible. This sumptuous
volume is a long overdue tribute to his prolific talent. Sid worked
in Hollywood from the 1940s to 1960s and became known for his
candid portraits of the stars. He made history as the only
photographer to shoot both the original 1960 cast of Ocean's Eleven
and the 2001 remake, recreating his iconic group shot around the
pool table. Avery was also responsible for establishing mptvimages:
the Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive. This complete
anthology of Avery's work includes outtakes and contact sheets,
with over half of the material never-before-seen. All images are
reproduced to the finest quality yet seen in print.
_______________________ THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH BIOGRAPHY OF
LEGENDARY PHOTOGRAPHER LEE MILLER _______________________ 'Lee
Miller was an astounding woman, brought memorably to life in this
astounding book' - Daily Telegraph 'Does its perplexingly
complicated subject more than justice, adding welcome depths and
nuances to the familiar legend' - Sunday Times 'A serious and
gripping biography from Carolyn Burke' - Boyd Tonkin, Independent
_______________________ Lee Miller was one of the most
extraordinary photographers of the twentieth century, famous for
her portraits and devastating photographs of World War Two, as well
as for her legendary beauty. An art student and a Vogue model, she
was a close friend of artists such as Picasso, Cocteau, Max Ernst
and Paul Eluard, and became a muse of Man Ray and the Parisian
surrealists. One of the few female photographers to enter Hitler's
Germany, she was the first to access his Munich home and among the
first to document the liberation of the concentration camps.
Carolyn Burke captures Lee Miller in all her complexity, unveiling
the glittering art world of the thirties and forties of which she
was a central figure. Meticulously researched, beautifully written,
this is an enthralling account of one of the most fascinating women
of her era.
This is the definitive visual account of the gay liberation
movement in New York, following the Stonewall uprising in Greenwich
Village in 1969, an event that marked the coming-out of New York's
gay community. As a direct outcome of Stonewall, gay pride marches
were held in 1970 in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York.
Fifty years later Pride will be celebrated in thousands of cities
across the world. Including more than 190 photographs by Fred W.
McDarrah chronicling the movement in all its glory, the book
includes reflective essays by major figures such as Alan Ginsbery,
Hilton Als and Sir Ian McKellan.
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The border town of Hay-on-Wye is famous for two things: the annual
Festival of Literature and its stunning location. Jim Saunders'
book is a photographic record of the town which celebrates its
environs and people.
This book is a vivid photographic record of daily life in Istanbul
from the 1940s to the 1980s. Captured through the unerring lens of
the award winning Ara Guler, the 'Eye of Istanbul', it reflects the
city's melancholy aesthetic as it oscillates between tradition and
modernity. Guler's remarkable duotone photographs are accompanied
by evocative commentaries from Orhan Pamuk, another leading figure
in Turkish culture. Both writer and photographer each held in their
youth the ambition of becoming a painter. Here, each in his own way
paints a brushless picture of his hometown and captures, through
image and word, its very soul.
LIFE ON THE LINE began as a project by London-based photographer
Cristian Barnett. Over a number of years he aimed to make a number
of journeys to the Arctic Circle, an invisible line of latitude 66
degrees and 33 minutes north of the Equator. The line intersects
eight countries and is home to a rich diversity of peoples for whom
the sun never sets in high summer, nor rises in deepest winter. All
the photographs were taken on film within 35 miles of the Arctic
Circle.LIFE ON THE LINE celebrates the variety of existence in the
circumpolar Arctic, in the face of overwhelming environmental and
cultural change. "This is not a book about history, either of the
North or photography. The journey of these photographs is through
the modernity of life as it is lived along the Arctic Circle. Much
is startling to those who live in the south, since for us it as an
extreme world that we see here. But much is familiar. Everywhere
people live with what the modern world has to offer, even if at
times, and for profound reasons, they prefer or need to step into
territories, of landscape, culture or the human imagination, that
is outside and beyond modernity.As we look at these northern people
looking out at us, we see both a welcome and fascination. This is
the power and authority of these images, the remarkable achievement
of a remarkable photographer." - Hugh Brody.
Through engaging interviews, testimonials, and anecdotes from
photographers, curators, printers, and colleagues, Object Lesson:
On the Influence of Richard Benson pays homage to a legendary
figure whose name is synonymous with the evolving history and
philosophy of photographic reproduction. From making platinum
prints for Paul Strand and books with Lee Friedlander to his own
experiments with inkjet and digital offset processes, and as a
teacher and dean of the Yale School of Art, by the time of his
death in 2017, Benson had inspired over three decades of students
and artisans through his mentorship and work. In words and images,
Object Lesson stands as a testament to Benson's wit, wisdom, and
incomparable obsession with how photographic images render and
connect us to the world. Text, image, and interview contributions
by Michele Abeles, Marion Belanger, Barbara Benson, Richard Benson,
Dawoud Bey, Andrew Borowiec, Lois Conner, Matthew Connors, Tim
Davis, Benjamin Donaldson, Dru Donovan, Martina Droth, Shannon
Ebner, Lucas Foglia, Peter Galassi, John Gambell, Jon Goodman,
Bryan Graf, Gail Albert Halaban, Gary Haller, Heyward Hart, Robert
J. Hennessey, Peter Kayafas, Lisa Kereszi, Justin Kimball, David La
Spina, John Lehr, Susan Lipper, Salvatore Lopes, Peter MacGill,
Tanya Marcuse, Lesley A. Martin, Miko McGinty, Sue Medlicott, Sarah
Meister, Paul Messier, Andrea Modica, Matthew Monteith, Abelardo
Morell, Arthur Ou, Thomas Palmer, Tod Papageorge, Ted Partin,
Bradley Peters, John Pilson, Kristine Potter, Caitlin Teal Price,
Sergio Purtell, Jock Reynolds, John Robinson, Jeff L. Rosenheim,
Sasha Rudensky, Gary Schneider, David Benjamin Sherry, Steve Smith,
Mark Steinmetz, Sarah Stolfa, Ka-Man Tse, James Welling, and Jeff
Whetstone
Street photography may look like luck, but you have to get out there and hone your craft if you want to shake up those luck vibes. Matt Stuart never goes out without his trusty Leica and, in a career spanning twenty years, has taken some of the most accomplished, witty and well-known photographs of the streets.
From understanding how to be invisible on a busy street, to anticipating a great image in the chaos of a crowd, Matt Stuart reveals in over 20 chapters the hard-won skills and secrets that have led to his greatest shots. He explains his purist and uniquely playful approach to street photography leaving the reader full of ideas to use in their own photography. Illustrated throughout with 100 of Stuart's images, this is a unique opportunity to learn from one of the finest street photographers around.
Sacred presents photographs of locations cloaked in mysticism and
imbued with a spiritual energy, exploring the meaning of the sacred
in a global, multicultural context. Countless cultures have found
it in the magnificence of nature and what can be called the divine
gestures of the nature landscape. We looked to the majesty of
snowcapped mountains, the glow of the full moon, the power of a
magical waterfall, the endless sands of the Sahara Desert, the
towering height of the tallest trees and the subtle essence of a
lotus flower. We created remarkable buildings to the essence of
what we felt to be sacred. What is sacred and what do cultures
around the world consider sacred? What is sacred to a Muslim, a
Tibetan monk, a Native American, a Christian elder, an atheist, a
mountaineer, a poet or an artist? Chris Rainier has spent the last
forty years in search of the sacred--from the peaks of Tibet to the
icebergs of Antarctica, from the vibrant mysticism of India to the
mysteries of the Silk Road, from the jungles of New Guinea to the
druid stones of Scotland, and from the deserts of the Southwest
United States to the rock art of aboriginal Australia and Africa.
Rainier's photographs masterfully capture the wonder and awe
inherent to all these sites. Sacred presents photographs from this
lifelong journey. The collection offers spiritually driven glimpses
of ancient monuments and haunting landscapes from around the
world--each echoing with the energy of timeless and sacred power
places. RENOWN PHOTOGRAPHER AND AUTHOR: Chris Rainier is a
documentary photographer and National Geographic explorer who is
highly respected for his documentation of endangered cultures and
traditional languages around the globe. AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHY:
Rainier was Ansel Adams last photo assistant and has contributed
numerous photographs for the United Nations, UNESCO, Amnesty
International, Conservation International, the Smithsonian
Institution, CNN, BBC, NPR, National Geographic, TIME magazine, the
New York Times, and LIFE magazine. CELEBRATED CONTRIBUTORS: Over
twelve internationally recognized contributors discuss what sacred
means to them and include British essayist and novelist Pico Iyer;
ethnographer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker Wade Davis; and
Pulitzer Prize winner and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek.
A magnificently illustrated showcase of the work of 300 women
photographers from all over the world, from the invention of the
medium to the dawn of the 21st century. As in many fields of art
history, the work of women photographers has often been overlooked,
and few of their names are now widely recognized. However, women
were closely involved in all major photography movements of the
19th and 20th centuries, and have used the camera as an
extraordinary tool for emancipation and experimentation. These are
artists who never stopped documenting, questioning and transforming
the world, breaking down social boundaries, challenging gender
roles and expressing their imagination and sexuality. To capture
the diversity of this global body of work, Luce Lebart and Marie
Robert have invited 160 international women writers to contribute
to this volume, which is a bold and beautifully illustrated
manifesto as well as an invaluable work of reference.
"With each day spent outdoors I am reminded of what a beautiful
world we all call home, and the challenges that face ecosystems
across the world." - Alfie Bowen "The photographs are outstanding,
and the story behind them inspirational. Given the odds stacked
against Alfie throughout his life, this book is a significant
success and bodes very well for a continued and very inspiring
career as a world-class photographer." - Chris Packham Alfie Bowen
is an exceptionally talented young autistic photographer and
wildlife activist. His latest project offers a glimpse into the
private lives of numerous wild animals from across the globe and
reveals the highs and lows of living as an autistic environmental
campaigner. Bowen's photographs are truly breath-taking. Hours are
invested into every piece to ensure the results are exactly as
Bowen envisioned, and Bowen conducts in-depth research on every
animal he captures, believing it is of the utmost importance to
understand his subjects. In this book, Bowen discusses overcoming
the limitations of technology and how autism has given him the
obsession needed to persevere in often cold, lonely and difficult
circumstances. From Bowen's relation of his struggle to capture the
perfect picture of a cheetah, to his majestic portraits of some of
the most beloved animals on the planet, this book captures the
powerful sensory experience Bowen enjoys whenever he immerses
himself in nature. Featured animals include: lions, cheetahs,
leopards, tigers, snow leopards, Geoffrey's cats, red pandas,
chimpanzees, monkeys and colobuses, lemurs, elephants, rhinos,
giraffes, zebras, deer, flamingos, eagles and other birds, and koi.
Alone Street brings together two major bodies of work by Gregory
Crewdson, Cathedral of the Pines (Aperture, 2016) and An Eclipse of
Moths (Aperture, 2020), in a single, elegant, and affordable
monograph. Both series expand on the artist's obsessive exploration
of the psychogeography of small-town, post-industrial New England
and underscore the precision and depth of Crewdson's unique mode of
photographic storytelling. In each image, light, color, and
carefully crafted scenography evoke the feeling that, as art
historian Alexander Nemerov has astutely described, "all that ever
happened in these places seems crystallized in his tableaux, as if
the quiet melancholy of Crewdson's scenes gathered the unruly
sorrows and other little-guessed feelings of people long-gone who
once stood on those spots." In addition to the full set of images
from each series, Alone Street, presents a selection of
behind-the-scenes images and storyboards, revealing the extensive
preparation and planning that went into the making of each work.
The UK shipping forecast covers the waters of Western Europe and
separates them into 31 sea areas encompassing the UK, from Dover to
Southeast Iceland to German Bight- of which Power photographed all
of them, over a period of four years. Each image is captioned with
the 0600hr forecast on the day they were taken. This newly edited
and revised second edition includes over 100 previously unpublished
images. 'The shipping forecast, of course, exists to save lives. It
warns those at sea, or about to put to sea, of approaching storms.
But for the majority of us, in Britain at least, its strange,
rhythmic language is unashamedly romantic and oddly reassuring,
despite forming an image of an island nation perpetually buffeted
by wind and waves. It manages to do all this while remaining
virtually incomprehensible: the general synopsis at 0 1 00. Low,
Southeast Iceland 995 moving slowly southwest, filling 1 00 7 by 0
1 00 tomorrow. Low, Biscay 958, expected Wales 1 00 5 by the same
time. Low, Trafalgar 1 00 3, moving slowly east, losing its
identity.'
First we had dogs underwater, then dogs shaking off water... and
now dogs soaking up the exhilarating no-holds-barred pleasure of a
ride in a car. Photographer Lara Jo Regan began her pet project as
a calendar but the response was overwhelming and absolute: her
photographs of the cruising canines, taken from incredible
perspectives, with tongues hanging and ears flapping, became a
global Internet sensation. The energy of the photographs is
impressive and visceral. In order to get these shots, Regan built a
special light, which jutted out over the roof of the car, a harness
that allowed her to lean out of the window and various other
contraptions to make the images come to life. Dogs In Cars will
have the reader laughing out loud.
Audrey Hepburn once said "I never thought I'd land in pictures with
a face like mine." Nothing could be further from the truth. As one
of the 20th century's most loved icons, her face is instantly
recognisable the world over. Here, for the first time, ACC Art
Books and Iconic Images proudly present the work of six wonderful
photographers - Norman Parkinson, Milton H. Greene, Douglas
Kirkland, Lawrence Fried, Terry O'Neill and Eva Sereny - who were
fortunate enough to capture the star at different moments of her
life. In addition, former Curator of Photographs for the National
Portrait Gallery and co-curator of the Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of
an Icon exhibition, Terence Pepper, opens up his personal archive
of vintage press prints, making this ode to Hepburn truly unique.
Throughout the book, Douglas Kirkland, Terry O'Neill and Eva Sereny
share their memories of working with the icon. They present a
wonderful mix of on-set, fashion, portrait and behind-the-scenes
photographs, including contact sheets and never-before-seen images.
With an introduction by Terence Pepper, Always Audrey is sure to
delight any Hepburn fan.
A testament to the art of colour composition, this book - art
directed by Wong himself and produced to the highest printing
standard - brings together a complete and refined body of images
that are evocative, timeless and completely transporting. Rounding
out the volume's special treatment is the first publication use of
the 45/90 font, designed by Henrik Kubel, of London-based A2-TYPE.
The book also features a section that reveals the creative and
technical process of Wong's method, from identifying the right
scene to making a good composition, from capturing the essence of a
moment to enhancing colour values and deepening an image's impact -
insights that will be invaluable to admirers and photography
enthusiasts alike.
The first monograph by sculptor, filmmaker, and photographer
Shikeith, Notes towards Becoming a Spill brings together a series
of striking studio portraits of Black male subjects as they inhabit
various states of meditation, prayer, and ecstasy. Shikeith
describes the work as "leaning into the uncanny," visualizing
ritual and the process of excavating Black men's erotic potential,
the better to exorcise the "intangible presences that haunt their
bodies and psyches." The men's faces and bodies glisten with sweat
(and tears)-the manifestation and evidence of desire. This ecstasy
is what critic Antwaun Sargent proclaims as "an ideal, a warm
depiction that insists on concrete possibility for another world."
In this revelatory volume, Shikeith redefines the idea of sacred
space and positions a Queer ethic identified by its investment in
vulnerability, tenderness, and joy. Shikeith: Notes towards
Becoming a Spill is made possible, in part, thanks to the generous
contribution of 7G Foundation.
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