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Blue Ice
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Blue Ice is the new book from photographer Alex Bernasconi whose
unique approach to wildlife photography has been honoured with
multiple prestigious awards. Bernasconi's breathtaking panoramas
reveal the spectacular beauty of the Antarctic landscape shaped by
its extreme climate, while his wildlife portraits depict the
surprising diversity of Species, highly adapted to the challenging
conditions in which they live. A foreword by the British
glaciologist Professor Julian Dowdeswell, Director of the Scott
Polar Research Institute, explains the dynamics of the geography
and ice masses, and the effects of climate change, while Dr Peter
Clarkson draws on his personal experiences as a member of the
British Antarctic Survey in his introduction, which also recounts
the challenges of working and living in one of the harshest
environments on Earth. Blue Ice provides a remarkable Visual record
of an eco-system at risk, revealing the extraordinary, unexpected
beauty of the Antarctic, the most remote and endangered place on
Earth.
What would an animal look like if it were a human? The question is
actually a contradiction in terms, and Tein Lucasson's answer is as
humorous as it is creative. With digital photo technology, he
combines pet portraits with human poses, celebrating each animal's
unique personality, while drawing on his passion for costume and
art history. Open up Animal and discover a raccoon sporting a
sailor's suit, an aristocratic pig enthroned above a roulette
table, and a giraffe grinning in its thick wool sweater. Text in
English, German, and Italian.
A picture should tell a story. It should open doors to a mysterious
journey of thought by letting its viewers forget the world around
them for a brief moment. David Drebin is known for infusing his
photographic masterpieces with compelling narratives. Although each
of his works is marked by creative uniqueness, his signature style
puts a distinct stamp under each image - a romantic melancholy with
a hint of eroticism that elegantly invites you into an exciting
fantasy. In his new illustrated book Flirting With Danger, the
renowned star photographer now presents particularly sensational
moments of this theme. David Drebin creates a dream world in a
cinematographic way, which, thanks to his hyper-realistic style,
seems so lifelike that the viewer feels part of the scenery.
Perhaps it is this twist that makes his artworks so suspenseful, or
perhaps it is the way he skilfully stages his protagonists. Each of
his pictures leaves the impression of its own dramaturgy, which
only stimulates the mental cinema. What will happen next? What
happened before? The artist's new coffee-table book is now
dedicated to the fascinating attraction of the forbidden and the
dangerous. Intense snapshots show approaches to the exciting sides
of life. The result is a book in a class of its own. In an
extra-large format, the artist's pictures can achieve maximum
effect and thus skilfully bring the emotions of the viewers to
their peak.Â
Shining Lights is the first critical anthology of Black women
photographers active in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s,
providing a richly illustrated overview of a significant and
overlooked chapter of British photographic history. Seen through
the lens of Britain's sociopolitical and cultural contexts, the
publication tells a unique story from the dual perspectives of
lived experience and historical investigation. Edited and
researched by Joy Gregory, one of the period's most influential
photographic artists, alongside art historian Taous Dahmani, who
contributes a keynote essay.The pioneering and diverse work created
by Black women practitioners in the UK over the course of these two
decades marked an important juncture in both documentary and
conceptual practices, including the experimental use of
photomontage, self-portraiture, staged imagery, and photography in
dialogue with other media. Shining Lights showcases the expertise
and evolution of this work, illuminated by ephemera and archival
material, new essays and roundtable conversations, foregrounding a
variety of individual artistic developments as well as the
communities fostered around them. Amongst the fifty-seven
photographers included are Maxine Walker, Ingrid Pollard, Claudette
Holmes, Roshini Kempadoo, Mohini Chandra, Carole Wright, Joy
Gregory, Sutapa Biswas, Maud Sulter, Brenda Agard, Anita McKenzie,
Mitra Tabrizian, Poulomi Desai, Virginia Nimarkoh, Jennie Baptiste,
Nudrat Afza, Merle Van den Bosch, and Eileen Perrier. Co-published
with Autograph, London
Ranunculus offers advice on how to care for and propagate these
colourful cultivated members of the buttercup family. Naomi Slade
explores a wide range of ranunculus species and cultivars, all
beautifully photographed by Georgianna Lane in their technicolour
glory from palest pink to deep burgundy via white, orange, red and
yellow. Pert as a rosebud and blousy as a dahlia, Ranunculus
asiaticus is the flower of the moment. From ancestors that grew
wild in the eastern Mediterranean, these Persian buttercups have
been bred and selected to create fully double blooms; with layers
of delicate, tissue-paper petals sculpted to perfection and
available in a range of colours to suit any occasion. The buttercup
family is a huge and diverse one, however, and the genus Ranunculus
contains not just these exotic florists' darlings, but a whole
range of their close relatives too. Some are familiar: when fields
and lawns are sprinkled with golden meadow buttercups, we can be
sure that spring has arrived. Yet there are also rare mountain
blooms, perched on crags and fed by the melting snow, and forms of
Ranunculus that thrive in pond margins or flourish in fast-flowing
streams. Naomi Slade explores the world of buttercups, from their
wild origins to their most successfully cultivated and most popular
forms. Some are easy to grow, some less so, and this book offers
tips and advice to help the reader embrace not just those near-wild
forms that lend themselves to naturalistic planting schemes, and
the exquisite, collectible alpines, but also the brilliant,
desirable, Persian buttercups that are so perfect for cutting and
arranging.
Since the 1970s, Andy Summers has been one of the great guitarists
of his generation as the guitarist of The Police and achieved
worldwide fame alongside singer Sting, but also later as a solo
artist. But Andy has also been making a name for himself
internationally as an art photographer since the 1980s. Several
successful book publications and various international exhibitions
followed, underlining his exceptional talent in the field of
photography as well. In A Series of Glances, Andy now assembles for
the first time his best art photographs from several decades in a
large, lavishly designed and decorated coffee-table book. These are
images full of poetry and mood, mostly in black and white, with
which Andy takes us into his world: on his extensive travels
through the cultures of different countries and continents, to his
portrait and nude photography, whose focus is always on the
artistic moment. How exactly can the mood of a moment be captured
in a picture? Andy succeeds in combining his music and his
photographic art in a unique way. Not only are his images present
at all times at his concerts, but various AR elements in the book
give the reader an even deeper insight into Andy's life and work
online. A Series of Glances becomes perhaps Andy Summer's most
personal work ever.
Extinction is an attempt to understand, through photographs and
text, the factors threatening numerous species of animal and plant
with extinction and to explore man s relationship with life on
Earth. It showcases ten years of photographing endangered and
extinct specimens in The Field Museum in Chicago one of the world s
greatest and most important sets of natural history collections.
The photographs in Extinction were made behind the scenes in the
Field Museum s collections, revealing specimens that are not on
public display. Extinction illustrates the crucial importance of
museum collections for conservation, education and research. The
images lead the reader to the species stories, promoting a greater
understanding of conservation efforts, reasons for decline
(including climate change, habitat loss and overexploitation) and
mankind s stewardship of life on Earth at a critical time in
history. The United Nations recent Global Assessment Report on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services makes the set of issues
affecting biodiversity even more topical. The book has been
designed to have pages with black backgrounds for extinct species
and white backgrounds for species nearing extinction. A yellow flag
highlights conservation successes, which are interspersed
throughout. The conservation success stories highlight the positive
work that is happening and the potential there is to prevent the
extinction of these and other species.
An unrivalled icon of grace and femininity, Audrey Hepburn is
perhaps the most beloved star in the history of cinema. She
enchanted millions of people with the sweetness of her smile and
her inimitable style and was able to renew her image throughout the
decades, anticipating fashion trends and establishing a new ideal
of beauty. This volume retraces Hepburn's incredible rise, from the
early years to her worldwide fame. The book is divided into four
sections: 'A Star is Born', which follows Audrey's first steps into
the spotlight as a doe-eyed dancer; 'The Golden Age', how Audrey
became the muse of Hubert de Givenchy and gave Hollywood a new
ideal of elegance; 'A Diva's Style', which touches on Breakfast at
Tiffany's, where Holly Golighty went down in the history of cinema
with her sunglasses and little black dress, along with many others
of Audrey's later film work; and 'Saving the Children'. This final
section of the book puts great emphasis on her humanitarian work as
UNICEF ambassador, on the side of all the children of the world.
Both on screen and in real life, Audrey has remained faithful to
the elegance of understatement and kindness, hidden behind her
unforgettable smile.
An informative series that provides, in a concise format, better
understanding of animals and their habitats. Fascinating in its
diversity, the natural world comes to life on the pages of these
spec tacularly illustrated volumes.
"Oxford still remains the most beautiful thing in England, and
nowhere else are life and art so exquisitely blended, so perfectly
made into one." Oscar WildeOxford has for centuries inspired and
delighted, and its beauty and antiquity have been celebrated by
some of the most famous writers and artists in history.The unique
characteristics of Oxford are captured in this stunning
photographic collection - the famous colleges and grand buildings,
the parks, the riverside walks and the wide streets. From Boars
Hill to South Park, this beautiful book explores the familiar and
the hidden Oxford. Extracts of poetry and prose from famous writers
such as Lewis Carroll, Evelyn Waugh, Samuel Pepys, Dorothy L.
Sayers and Jan Morris complement the images perfectly, creating a
memorable portrait of this much-loved city.
Many of the photographs are as familiar as they are iconic: Nelson Mandela gazing through the bars of his prison cell on Robben Island; a young Miriam Makeba smiling and dancing; Hugh Masekela as a schoolboy receiving the gift of a trumpet from Louis Armstrong; Henry ‘Mr Drum’ Nxumalo; the Women’s March of 1955; the Sophiatown removals; the funeral of the Sharpeville massacre victims …
Photographer Jürgen Schadeberg was the man behind the camera, recording history as it unfolded in apartheid South Africa, but his personal story is no less extraordinary. His affiliation for the displaced, the persecuted and the marginalised was already deeply rooted by the time he came to South Africa from Germany in 1950 and began taking pictures for the fledgling Drum magazine. In this powerfully evocative memoir of an international, award-winning career spanning over 50 years – in Europe, Africa and the US – this behind-the-scenes journey with a legendary photojournalist and visual storyteller is a rare and special privilege.
Schadeberg’s first-hand experiences as a child in Berlin during the Second World War, where he witnessed the devastating effect of the repressive Nazi regime, and felt the full wrath of the Allied Forces’ relentless bombing of the city, are vividly told. The only child of an actress, who left her son largely to his own devices, Jürgen became skilled at living by his wits, and developed a resourcefulness that held him in good stead throughout his life. At the end of the war, his mother married a British officer and emigrated to South Africa, leaving Jürgen behind in a devastated Germany to fend for himself. With some luck and a great deal of perseverance, he was able to pursue his interest in photography in Hamburg, undergoing training as an unpaid ‘photographic volunteer’ at the German Press Agency, then graduating to taking photos at football matches.
After two years there, Jürgen made the decision to travel to South Africa. He arrived at Johannesburg station on a cold winter’s morning. He had a piece of paper with his mother’s address on it, his worldly possessions in a small, cheap suitcase on the platform beside him, and his Leica camera, as always, around his neck.
These 87 black & white photographs taken by Alen MacWeeney in
Dublin in 1963/5 are spontaneous images of Dublin and Dubliners in
all areas of the city, a street odyssey reflecting a cross section
of the people, their habits and behaviour, ten years before Ireland
joined the European Union and the wider world. The text on facing
pages is composed of social commentary gleaned from a posting of
each of the book's photographs on Dublin social media platform Down
Memory Lane, eliciting a flood of 70,000 responses during 2020.
These photographs of Dublin and Dubliners in 1963 have pertinent
social and historical value as attested by their placement in
numerous US Universities and museums. The text offers a novel way
of understanding and appreciating a full gamut of Dublin
personalities through their reactions to the posting of these
photographs during the current pandemic. The responses ranged from
wonder and incredulity to heated derision, offset by the hilarity
that characterize Dubliners. The richness of the commentary will be
of interest to any Irish person curious to glimpse Dublin life in
the '60s and to gauge the reactions of Dubliners today.
MacSweeney's work partakes of the tradition of reportage by Walker
Evans, Cartier Bresson, Robert Frank and Richard Avendon, to whom
he was apprenticed in Paris during the late fifties.
"A new photobook recalls the crucial but often overlooked role
played by women in the Black Panther party" - The Guardian "... I
guarantee this book will give you a new respect for a generation of
women militants." - Socialist Worker "Comrade Sisters pairs
Stephen's intimate, incisive, and inspiring portraits and
documentary photographs with testimonies from many surviving
members and their kin." - i-D France Many of us have heard these
three words: Black Panther Party. Some know the Party's history as
a movement for the social, political, economic and spiritual
upliftment of Black and indigenous people of colour - but to this
day, few know the story of the backbone of the Party: the women.
It's estimated that six out of ten Panther Party members were
women. While these remarkable women of all ages and diverse
backgrounds were regularly making headlines agitating, protesting,
and organising, off-stage these same women were building
communities and enacting social justice, providing food, housing,
education, healthcare, and more. Comrade Sisters is their story.
The book combines photos by Stephen Shames, who at the time was a
20-year-old college student at Berkeley. With the complete trust of
the Black Panther Party, Shames took intimate, behind-the-scenes
photographs that fully portrayed Party members' lives. This marks
his third photo book about the Black Panthers and includes many
never before published images. Ericka Huggins, an early Party
member and leader along with Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, has
written a moving text, sharing what drew so many women to the Party
and focusing on their monumental work on behalf of the most
vulnerable citizens. Most importantly, the book includes
contributions from over 50 former women members - some well-known,
others not - who vividly recall their personal experiences from
that time. Other texts include a foreword by Angela Davis and an
afterword by Alicia Garza. All Power to the People.
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