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Oxford in Pictures (Hardcover): John Curtis Oxford in Pictures (Hardcover)
John Curtis
R260 R203 Discovery Miles 2 030 Save R57 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"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.

Sunnyside Yard and Hell Gate Bridge (Paperback): David D. Morrison Sunnyside Yard and Hell Gate Bridge (Paperback)
David D. Morrison; Foreword by Stephen F. Quigley
R572 R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Save R99 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Way I See It - A Memoir (Paperback): Jurgen Schadeberg The Way I See It - A Memoir (Paperback)
Jurgen Schadeberg
R191 Discovery Miles 1 910 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

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.

Meridian Township (Paperback): Jane M Rose Meridian Township (Paperback)
Jane M Rose
R641 R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Save R113 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Shale Britannia - A Sideways Glance at Speedway (Paperback): Jeff Scott, Rachael Adams Shale Britannia - A Sideways Glance at Speedway (Paperback)
Jeff Scott, Rachael Adams
R452 Discovery Miles 4 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Anthropoides Paradiseus (Paperback): Isabelle Evertse Anthropoides Paradiseus (Paperback)
Isabelle Evertse
R893 Discovery Miles 8 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
COMEDIANS (Hardcover): Steve Best COMEDIANS (Hardcover)
Steve Best
R1,134 Discovery Miles 11 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Comedians gives us an exclusive and revealing peek behind the curtain of the British Comedy scene. Steve Best's own years on the comedy circuit have not only taken him to the four corners of the planet but helped him to gain the trust of some of the funniest people on it - and with it an open door to the four corners of their dressing rooms. Being in the exact right place is only one thing, however. Being there at the right time is another matter entirely; and none more so than when it can be measured by the split-seconds of the camera's shutter. We are very fortunate, therefore, that Best's mastery of photographic timing is faultless because with it we get such a complete picture. The look exchanged between Julian Clary and the compere Paul Thorne, at the Ealing Comedy Festival, was as fleeting as can be, but its depth does not escape Best's eye. There is such camaraderie and affection between the two comedians. There is admiration. Well-wishing and gratefulness. And we sense the shared adrenalin rush. We know that it is Joe Rowntree who must be about to go on because we can hardly breathe for him whilst Michael Fabbri must just have triumphed because Best captures his immortal smile for all eternity. In Best's image of Barry Cryer we have a whole career in the mirror, and we can't tell whether the name-call is about to happen or is as long gone as any of the nerves that used to go with it. And who knew that Jack Whitehall might ever take anything seriously enough to show any nerves, or to feel the need to actually plan any of his material for that matter? But of course he does, and of course he has to - as Best reveals so perfectly to us. And so it is with Harry Hill. Everything is there in the moments of stillness that Best portrays - the meticulous and hard-working people behind the comic personas we know and love.

Liverpool Music Roots (Paperback): Dave Jones Liverpool Music Roots (Paperback)
Dave Jones
R971 R794 Discovery Miles 7 940 Save R177 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Romance (Hardcover): Chris Craymer Romance (Hardcover)
Chris Craymer
R1,057 Discovery Miles 10 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Features photographs that capture moments which perfectly articulate the true meaning of romance.

Love London (Hardcover): Barbara Chandler Love London (Hardcover)
Barbara Chandler 1
R159 Discovery Miles 1 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For anyone who's passionate about London, "Love London" is the next best thing to being there. This fabulous collection of more than 200 stunning black-and-white and color photographs by Barbara Chandler--described by the "Evening Standard" as "the sharpest eye in London"--includes images of the Thames, street scenes and cafe life, famous monuments, and interesting characters. Each photograph is accompanied by a fascinating quote about London from such notable figures of the past and present as Malcolm Bradbury, Sir Thomas More, George Bernard Shaw, and many more.

Apartheid is a Crime (2nd Edition) - Portraits of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine (Hardcover): Mats Svensson Apartheid is a Crime (2nd Edition) - Portraits of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine (Hardcover)
Mats Svensson; Introduction by Ramzy Baroud
R661 R550 Discovery Miles 5 500 Save R111 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Mats Svensson is a photographer who took 60,000 photos in the occupied Palestinian territories over several years and winnowed them down to the 92 perceptive, nuanced, and ultimately heart-rending images in this volume. Svenssons photos are accompanied by pithy and surprising commentary from a wide variety of Palestinian and Israeli figures as well as international voices from Barack Obama and George W Bush to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Svensson documents Palestinian street scenes, conveying the mannerisms and customs of daily life, as did the humanist photographer Cartier Bresson. Svensson does not display the blood and gore of conflict, yet he shows its precursors and its aftermath in photos that, taken together, are as charged as the war photos of Robert Capa and David Douglas Duncan. Svensson shows us occupation, expropriation, arrest, and immense concrete barriers encroaching on daily life and asks us to come to our own conclusions. Americans will recognize this use of photos and words in the long tradition of politically committed photojournalists such as Walker Evans and James Agee who depicted the dispossessed of the earth in the American south at the depths of the Great Depression in their classic, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.

As Others See Us - Personal Views on the Life and Work of Robert Burns (Paperback, New): Tricia Malley, Ross Gillespie As Others See Us - Personal Views on the Life and Work of Robert Burns (Paperback, New)
Tricia Malley, Ross Gillespie
R199 Discovery Miles 1 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As Others See Us is based on a new photographic exhibition from Tricia Malley and Ross Gillespie, who together form the renowned partnership broad daylight. It forms part of Homecoming 2009, celebrating the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns' birth. The exhibition consists of 20 portraits of prominent and influential Scots, including Eddi Reader, Edwin Morgan, Peter Howson and Janice Galloway. The portraits capture a unique insight into the sitter, enhanced by the accompanying text, as each was asked to contribute their favourite poem from Robert Burns, and to explain why it is special to them and what they think it means to Scots today.

80s Sound and Vision (Hardcover): Sheila Rock 80s Sound and Vision (Hardcover)
Sheila Rock; Text written by Nilgin Yusuf, Mark Paytress
R782 Discovery Miles 7 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Visually stunning and deeply insightful, 80s Sound and Vision is THE defining book of an unforgettable decade, capturing the raw energy, creativity and flamboyance of the era through its fashion and music. With images by renowned photographer Sheila Rock, this personal journey offers a sumptuous visual account including many rare images from the photographer's archive, alongside those originally featured in seminal publications such as The Face, Rolling Stone and Vogue. Rock's compelling first hand narrative shot across a decade primarily in London but also LA, San Francisco and Tokyo, takes us to a time when the real catwalk happened on the street; when style was the first and last word and when youth made their own identity, culture, music and entertainment. Here are the burgeoning roots of gender fluidity and an index of impressive talents that bubbled out of the suburbs and art schools to energise and invigorate a grey place with positivity and possibility. This lavish compendium is a who's who of the artists, designers, stylists, hairdressers, models and performers, who made the 1980s their own. Alongside many notable stars (David Bowie, Brian Ferry, Naomi Campbell, Judy Blame, Leigh Bowery) are documented the equally relevant style gangs and subcultures who lived by their own rules (New Romantics, Goths, Mods and Metal Heads) and the 'it' hang outs and clubs (Billy's, Blitz, Le Beat Route) where a new sensibility was created and paraded. 80s Sound and Vision is a unique chronicle of an extraordinary time and bears witness to the powerful explosion of imagination and innovation that shaped a decade.

Soviet Bus Stops (Hardcover): Christopher Herwig, Fuel Soviet Bus Stops (Hardcover)
Christopher Herwig, Fuel; Edited by Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell
R693 R599 Discovery Miles 5 990 Save R94 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Take as Long as You Might Take, You Might Take Long (Paperback): Ryan Gander Take as Long as You Might Take, You Might Take Long (Paperback)
Ryan Gander; Photographs by Ryan Gander, Takashi Homma
R893 Discovery Miles 8 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Geneva on the Lake - A History of Ohio's First Summer Resort (Paperback): Wendy Koile Geneva on the Lake - A History of Ohio's First Summer Resort (Paperback)
Wendy Koile
R517 R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Save R91 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

For over a century, Ohio and Pennsylvania families have made an annual trek to a special spot on the shores of Lake Erie. This tiny piece of Northeast, Ohio, has made a huge impression on the hearts of thousands of visitors. But what is it about this town that draws generation after generation back for a vacation every summer? Why, when other resorts and amusements crumbled apart in the mid-nineteenth century, was Geneva on the Lake able to sustain some of the most trying times in the entertainment industry?

Perhaps, by tracing the history of the town, and by exploring what the town is today, one may discover the answers to these questions. By examining numerous accounts of happy times on the lakeside, one will discover that some feelings have held true since the resorts beginnings; Geneva on the Lake has a magical way of lingering in our memories, connecting us to our past, and forever remaining in our hearts

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Unforgettable Behaviour (Hardcover): Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Unforgettable Behaviour (Hardcover)
Natural History Museum
R673 R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Save R151 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a collection of exceptional images of animal behaviour, all having been recognized in past years of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition - the most famous and prestigious event of its kind in the world. Each captures a moment that reveals a special aspect of an animal's lifestyle or a surprising element of behaviour, sometimes photographed for the very first time.Such images can involve luck, but it is a luck created by both photographic skill and an intimacy with the subject that usually comes from spending long periods in the field. The pictures have been taken by more than 50 award-winning photographers worldwide representing more than 20 countries.

Paris in the Fifties (Paperback): Beulah Roth Paris in the Fifties (Paperback)
Beulah Roth; Illustrated by Sanford Roth
R606 R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Save R104 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Gathers photographers of children, shop windows, street vendors, bicyclists, artists, circus performers, political protestors, cafes, and animals.

The Waiting - Al Inithar (Paperback): Mario Rizzi The Waiting - Al Inithar (Paperback)
Mario Rizzi
R258 Discovery Miles 2 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Land of Giants (Hardcover): Will Burrard-Lucas Land of Giants (Hardcover)
Will Burrard-Lucas
R1,356 Discovery Miles 13 560 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
The Last Years of Steam Around North Wales - From the Photographic Archive of Ellis James-Robertson (Paperback): Michael Clemens The Last Years of Steam Around North Wales - From the Photographic Archive of Ellis James-Robertson (Paperback)
Michael Clemens; Photographs by Robert Ellis James-Robertson
R544 R442 Discovery Miles 4 420 Save R102 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Robert Ellis James-Robertson (always known as Ellis) was born in Wales but lived at Worcester from the mid-1950s and travelled extensively around the country building up a large railway collection. In the 1960s a few of Ellis's photographs were published in books and magazines and the credit 'R. E. James-Robertson' may be familiar to some. This book of mainly unpublished colour and black & white photographs has been created entirely from Ellis's North Wales archives, it will appeal to railway enthusiasts, modellers, and those interested in local history. The time period covered is from the mid-1950s through to the mid-1960s with steam being the predominant motive power. Much of North Wales is covered and in addition to BR standard-gauge lines, the narrow-gauge Penrhyn and Padarn slate systems are also seen. Ellis and his wife Norah celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary in 2013, and Ellis passed on in April 2015 aged 92. Their daughters, Louisa and Fiona, contacted film-maker and author Michael Clemens whose late father was a friend of Ellis's. Ellis's collection lives on today at films shows around the country given by the author and now in this second of a number of books using his photographic archive.

Sumner (Paperback): Paul J. Rogerson, Carmen M. Palmer Sumner (Paperback)
Paul J. Rogerson, Carmen M. Palmer
R641 R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Save R113 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Come on in to Sumner, Washington, the "Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World." Settled in 1853 after a wagon train daringly crossed the Cascade Mountains through Naches Pass, Sumner quickly grew to become an established town. Find out how Sumner's name was literally drawn out of a hat. Learn about George Ryan's unique method for getting the railroad to stop here. Take a tour down Main Street, and watch how it changed--or didn't--through the decades. See Ryan House when it actually was a farmhouse and the Old Cannery when it was canning fruit. Join in celebrations over the years, from the Daffodil Parade to football championships. Meet schoolchildren, including Clara McCarty Wilt, who became the first graduate of the University of Washington. Follow the work at local industries, from the lumberyards to the fields, where daffodils, berries, and of course, rhubarb were grown.

Punk's Dead (Hardcover): Simon Barker, Michael Bracewell, Greil Marcus Punk's Dead (Hardcover)
Simon Barker, Michael Bracewell, Greil Marcus
R889 Discovery Miles 8 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From 1976 to 1978, the young photographer Simon Barker was a member of the "Bromley Contingent"--a group of avid Sex Pistols fans who comprised the group's inner circle at the height of the punk movement. Many of them, such as Jordan and Siouxsie Sioux, were notorious for their daredevil dress sense, and several--such as Sioux, Steven Severin, Adam Ant, Poly Styrene, Billy Idol, Viv Albertine and Ari Up--went on to form some of the most important bands of the era. This compilation of previously unseen photographs by Barker shows these founders of punk in their earliest incarnations--in bedrooms and kitchens, at public gigs and private parties--before media and commerce sunk their claws into punk's iconoclastic look and class politics. Taken with the simplest and cheapest pocket cameras, the photographs in this collection constitute Barker's "family album for the years 1976 to 1978." In the spirit of the Pistols' "God Save the Queen," the volume closes with a photographic sequence taken by Barker during the 1976 Jubilee celebrations, which shows Romanian tyrant Nicolae Ceausescu hobnobbing with the Queen of England in the royal procession.

Obie - A photographic story book (Hardcover): Obie Oberholzer Obie - A photographic story book (Hardcover)
Obie Oberholzer
R505 R373 Discovery Miles 3 730 Save R132 (26%) Ships in 3 - 5 working days

Obie encompasses a decades-long sweep of his life’s work and covers the globe. It is part coffee-table book, part travelogue, part autobiography and part storybook, with a bit of philosophy thrown in for good measure. It’s a great photographer, documenter and character looking back through his ever-increasing archive (built up over 60 years) and choosing the images that resonate the most, and which have a story to tell. Obie captures the rare, the human, the wonderful, the cosmic even. And he doesn’t just take pictures; he also meticulously records it all in words. His descriptions are often as intriguing, as beautiful or as crazy as his photographs.

Minimalism in Photography - The Original (English, German, Hardcover): Teneues Minimalism in Photography - The Original (English, German, Hardcover)
Teneues
R987 Discovery Miles 9 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

We live in turbulent times, which arouses a longing to pare down to the essentials in many people. The trend towards minimalism is reflected in the worlds of home living, environmental awareness, and mindfulness, to be sure, but it is also reflected in art and photography. The minimalist photographer's eye directs the viewer's gaze to the aesthetics of the ordinary, transforming them into something extraordinary, something inspiring. The resulting photographs always use clean lines, often arranged in geometric compositions. Minimalist artists such as Maria Svarbova, Maarten Rots, Matthieu Venot, and Natalie Christensen borrow their motifs from everyday life. They can be schematic depictions of topography, or purely two-dimensional, abstract compositions. Sometimes they are detailed, sometimes large-scale. The point is always reduction. Text in English and German.

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