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Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Individual photographers
Sara Davidmann's father was never able to talk about his
experiences growing up in Nazi Berlin, the traumatic events that
occurred before he left, the family members who were murdered, or
his evacuation. These experiences formed a space in his life that
was too painful to revisit, and Davidmann grew up knowing very
little about this side of her family history. From her father, she
inherited an aversion to everything connected with the Holocaust.
Through piecing together fragments from family albums and in-depth
research through archives and archival materials, and reworking
imagery through her own processes, Davidmann re-tells the story of
a family history nearly extinquished.
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Tina Modotti
(Paperback)
Dario Cimorelli, Riccardo Costantini
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Actress, photographer, muse of artists such as Edward Weston and
Diego Rivera, political activist and author of pamphlets, Tina
Modotti (Udine, 1896 - Mexico City, 1942) played an active role in
major events of the first half of the 20th century. Tina Modotti
was at the centre of key events of the early 20th Century: the
cultural ferment of the Mexican renaissance, the Cuban revolution
and the heroic period of the Communist International, during which
her political commitment was expressed through bold, daring
actions. The book paints a vivid multifaceted portrait of this
extraordinary woman and includes around a hundred photographs in
which her quest for formal perfection is combined with her talent
for resolutely and passionately capturing the pulse of life. Text
in English, Italian and French.
Celebrate the kings of the canine world with this collection of
photographs and information by award-winning author and wildlife
photographer Stan Tekiela. Their beauty strikes us. Their mystique
enchants us. Wolves, coyotes, and foxes are beloved, appreciated,
and misunderstood. A sighting in nature is rare, which serves to
enhance our fascination with these magnificent animals.
Award-winning author, naturalist, and wildlife photographer Stan
Tekiela believes that wolves, coyotes, and foxes are mystical and
elusive. He spent more than 20 years traveling across the United
States and Canada to observe and photograph the various species,
from Gray Wolves and Arctic Foxes to Coyotes and Red Wolves. He
documented every aspect of the canines' secret lives: major events
such as mating, as well as everyday activities including hunting,
playing, and socializing. The result is a striking portrayal of
these mammals in Wolves, Coyotes & Foxes. Stan's extraordinary
photographs depict the creatures in a new, unique fashion. His
fascinating text, drawn from detailed research and personal
observations, provides information about every aspect of their
lives. Presented with headings and short paragraphs, the
coffee-table book is pleasurable to browse and easy to read. "Their
presence commands respect and attention," says Stan. "They are
nature's perfect model of a family." Unmatched by any other book on
the market, Wolves, Coyotes & Foxes is a must-have for lovers
of wildlife and nature.
Through images taken by Rasmussen across dozens of states-
introducing him to hundreds of people along the way-and essays by
renowned legal scholar Frank H. Wu, the book seeks to provoke
thought and conversation around the complicated nature of American
identity. 'The Good Citizen does not pretend to provide answers,'
says Rasmussen,"This is not a polemic, a textbook or a political
tract. Rather, it is a series of images and essays that seek to
provoke thought and conversation around the complicated nature of
American identity.'
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Bill Brandt
(Hardcover)
Ramon Esparza; Maude de la Forterie, Bill Brandt, Nigel Warburton
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R1,349
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With a career spanning nearly half a century, Bill Brandt was a
master of several major genres of photography: photojournalism,
portraiture, the nude and landscapes. At first glance, Brandt's
genres may appear unrelated, but when analysing his career in its
entirety, a common theme comes to the forefront: what psychologist
Sigmund Freud and philosopher Eugenio Trias called 'the sinister.'
From his earliest photographs taken as an amateur in the 1930s to
his late portraits and studies of the female body, Brandt expresses
a fascination with the strange and dark aspects of life that only
he can reveal. With 200 photographs from throughout Brandt's
career, this book adds a crucial chapter to the analysis of this
key figure in 20th-century photography. Bill Brandt is set to
become an authoritative retrospective.
Swiss artist Meret Oppenheim (1913–1985) is far more than just
the creator of the iconic fur teacup. In the course of her career
she produced a complex, wide-ranging, and enigmatic body of work
that has no parallel in modern art. Like an x-ray beam, this book
scans Oppenheim’s artistic oeuvre, bringing its variety,
playfulness, and poetry to the fore. Instead of simply answering
the riddles posed by these intriguing works, it maps out the paths
that will lead us to still more clues. Simon Baur is a leading
expert in the life and art of Meret Oppenheim. The nine new essays
featured in this volume are at once scholarly and easy to read. In
them, Baur shares the many fascinating insights and interpretations
that he has gleaned from his decades-long engagement with
Oppenheim’s work. The result is an anthology that combines both
biographical and thematic aspects and takes us on an exciting
journey into the poetic cosmos of a truly great female artist.
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Out Of Tibet
(Hardcover)
Albertina D'Urso
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R1,117
R1,016
Discovery Miles 10 160
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The most prolific photographer of the Farm Security Administration
(FSA), Russell Lee has never been canonised for his iconic images
of mid-century America. With this insightful biography, historian
and archivist Mary Jane Appel uncovers Lee’s rebellious life,
tracing his journey from blue-blood beginnings to self-taught
photographer through the body of work he left behind. Lee
crisscrossed America’s back roads more than any photographer of
his era, living out of his car from 1936 to 1942. Under the
guidance of FSA director Roy Stryker, he captured arresting images
of dust storms and punishing floods, and chronicled the Second
World War home front and the heyday of small-town America—all the
while focusing prophetically on themes like segregation and climate
change. With more than 100 images spread throughout, Russell Lee
speaks not only to the complexity of a pioneering documentary
photographer’s work but to a seminal American moment captured
viscerally like never before.
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Hartas
(Paperback)
Pablo Ortiz Monasterio
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R875
R689
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Between 2016 and 2018 Pablo Ortiz Monasterio visited the city of
Buenos Aires in Argentina three times. Observing how the "Me too"
movement was gaining strength not only in the United States, but
also throughout Latin America, Ortiz Monasterio witnesses the
power, latent and at the same time palpable, of the women of the
city. Women, he says, who step strong and portrayed in this small
book of a great moment, represent the forcefulness of the
affectsthat lead the feminist movements that fight and work for a
fairer future.
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Bitter Honeydew
(Hardcover)
Kirill Golovchenko; Introduction by Christian Caujolle
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Golovchenko depicts the lives of those who run roadside stalls in
Ukraine where they sell fruit according to season. The merchants,
many of them coming from Azerbaijan and Georgia, mix with locals
and live close to their makeshift emporiums in tents and trailers.
Golovchenko s images talk about his compassion for these uprooted
people, about the bitterness in their lives."
Set in the grounds of Windsor Castle, The Royal Windsor Horse Show
and Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo is a quintessentially British event
on a truly international scale. It is the UK's largest outdoor show
and features international competitions in four different
equestrian disciplines. It also encompasses military displays
involving The King's Troop and The Household Cavalry, as well as
various other regiments from the British Army, Navy and Air Force.
Visiting troupes have also participated, including the legendary
French Foreign Legion. The Queen alternates her more formal duties
in the Royal Box of the temporary arena with informal visits to
members of the regiments, as well as inspections. She is also to be
seen walking between the many different events that are spread
throughout the grounds of the castle - her 'backyard'. Leading
British photographers Anderson Low look behind the scenes during
this very special week of events, to reveal the remarkably informal
and intimate relationship between participants, horse-breeders,
support staff and the general public. The resultant images present
a superb kaleidoscope of portraits - intimate, truthful character
studies of the participants, and of the uniquely magical setting in
which this annual pageant unfolds.
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Toy Soldiers
(Hardcover)
Simon Brann Thorpe
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R980
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In Toy Soldiers, Simon Brann Thorpe blurs the boundaries between
document, landscape and concept-based photography to explore this
conflict. He examines the impact and potential consequences of the
stalemate. Through real soldiers - posed as toy soldiers - he
reveals the current situation in Western Sahara, a nation in
waiting trapped in an historic cycle of colonial conflict,
displacement and endless non-resolution. The work is a unique
collaboration between Thorpe, a military commander and the men
under his command. Shot entirely on location in the isolated and
hauntingly beautiful territory known as 'Liberated Western Sahara'
it is influenced by the historic works of photographers such as
Mathew Brady, Roger Fenton and Edward Curtis. Toy Soldiers provides
a contemporary archive on the issue of non-resolution and the
paradigm of post colonial cycles of violence within modern
conflicts.
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