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For 45 years I've chronicled the Royal Family for the Sun newspaper
with my camera. I've witnessed their triumphs and disasters, their
laughter and tears, when they've found love and when their
relationships splinter. I'm there when they emerge from the
maternity wing as wailing newborns and I'm there again when they
marry before a joyous nation. And when they're laid to rest on
those solemn occasions that this country marks so well, I'm on hand
to capture history being made. Arthur Edwards has been the Sun's
Royal Photographer for over 45 years; the longest-serving of any
newspaper. Originally from the East End of London, he is the man
behind the most iconic photographs of the most famous family in the
world. With commensurate skill and unprecedented access, he has
captured the candid moments when protocol is put aside, revealing
the true personalities behind the Crown. This beautiful book is a
treasure trove of glorious photography, along with Arthur's own
warm recollections of the stories behind his iconic shots. It is
the perfect glimpse behind the scenes of the last 50 years of the
British monarchy, from a truly unique perspective.
Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850-1950 portrays
the history of romantic love between men in hundreds of moving and
tender vernacular photographs taken between the years 1850 and
1950. This visual narrative of astonishing sensitivity brings to
light an until-now-unpublished collection of hundreds of snapshots,
portraits, and group photos taken in the most varied of contexts,
both private and public. Taken when male partnerships were often
illegal, the photos here were found at flea markets, in shoe boxes,
family archives, old suitcases, and later online and at auctions.
The collection now includes photos from all over the world:
Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Japan,
Greece, Latvia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, and
Serbia. The subjects were identified as couples by that
unmistakable look in the eyes of two people in love - impossible to
manufacture or hide. They were also recognised by body language -
evidence as subtle as one hand barely grazing another - and by
inscriptions, often coded. Included here are ambrotypes,
daguerreotypes, glass negatives, tin types, cabinet cards, photo
postcards, photo strips, photomatics, and snapshots - over 100
years of social history and the development of photography. Loving
will be produced to the highest standards in illustrated book
publishing, The photographs - many fragile from age or handling -
have been digitised using a technology derived from that used on
surveillance satellites and available in only five places around
the world. Paper and other materials are among the best available.
And Loving will be manufactured at one of the world's elite
printers. Loving, the book, will be up to the measure of its
message in every way. In these delight-filled pages, couples in
love tell their own story for the first time at a time when joy and
hope - indeed human connectivity - are crucial lifelines to our
better selves. Universal in reach and overwhelming in impact,
Loving speaks to our spirit and resilience, our capacity for bliss,
and our longing for the shared truths of love.
"Dramatic and startling" -- The Guardian. Witness Barack Obama as
you've never seen him before -- as feminist, communist, fashion
model, Jew, Muslim terrorist, Messiah, Superman, George Washington,
President Roosevelt, Julius Caesar and Hindu deity Lord Shiva.
Obama: 101 Best Covers shows America's ex-president in all these
guises and more, on the front pages of the world's leading print
publications. NEW BARACK PHOTO BIOGRAPHY During his two terms in
the White House, former US President Barack Obama amassed more
newspaper and magazine covers than any other in history. This new
post-presidency legacy book brings you the best 101 examples from
around the world, in a special commemorative edition celebrating
the startling event that was the 2008 election of America's first
African American leader. It presents a unique visual biography of
the background and accomplishments of his historic presidential
campaign. OBAMA & NEW YORK TIMES Featured titles within this
definitive collection include Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vogue,
Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Esquire, Ebony, Essence, Vibe, The
Guardian and The New York Times, amongst others. Many of the covers
featuring the 44th US president were flattering. He never looked
better than when he featured on the front of The New York Times or
Rolling Stone. (See pages 40 and 69 of the Obama book). DREAMS OF
AUDACITY & HOPE Many Barack Obama biography and legacy books
have been written by different authors in recent years. His
autobiography, Dreams Of My Father, as well as his memoir, The
Audacity Of Hope, detail Obama's life story better than any
biography by another author could, while the photographic portraits
offered in Obama books by Pete Souza and Peter Baker reveal the
intimate access they had to the White House's first African
American president during his two administrations. But this new
legacy book enters the Barack Obama story in 2004 with his very
first cover, for Black Enterprise, and then tracks Obama's US
presidential campaigns and elections of 2008 and 2012 through a
further 100 amazing covers. THE CALL OF HISTORY 2008 Amongst the
print media, Barack Obama was a publishing sensation - a fact borne
out by the volume of covers his portrait graced during his
eight-year American presidency. They range from graphic
illustrations to photographs of Obama giving speeches while on the
campaign trail, right through to intimate studio portraits. Many
depict him as the chosen one, the Messiah even. Obama was the one
who, out of the many, answered the call of history many thought
would never come, while exercising power that no other African
American leader before him has ever wielded on the political and
presidential stage. OBAMA: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT IN WORDS The text
for the Obama covers book discusses the design, typography,
photography and political context of each cover portrait, bringing
to life this unique portrait of the world's most famous man.
BARACK: 4 COVERS FOR NO. 44 Obama: 101 Best Covers, is available in
FOUR collectable editions, each with a different cover. As a
souvenir, gift or inspirational Black History Month purchase for
2018, this is one the best Obama books with which to celebrate the
former US president's tenure in the White House. NEW OBAMA BOOK:
SUMMARY - Available in FOUR editions. - A bespoke souvenir -- EIGHT
years in the making. - Features amazing covers you've never seen
before. ONLINE BOOK CATEGORIES 2020 Biography & Autobiography
History - African American Art, Architecture & Photography
"Dramatic and startling" -- The Guardian. Witness Barack Obama as
you've never seen him before -- as feminist, communist, fashion
model, Jew, Muslim terrorist, Messiah, Superman, George Washington,
President Roosevelt, Julius Caesar and Hindu deity Lord Shiva.
Obama: 101 Best Covers shows America's ex-president in all these
guises and more, on the front pages of the world's leading print
publications. NEW BARACK PHOTO BIOGRAPHY During his two terms in
the White House, former US President Barack Obama amassed more
newspaper and magazine covers than any other in history. This new
post-presidency legacy book brings you the best 101 examples from
around the world, in a special commemorative edition celebrating
the startling event that was the 2008 election of America's first
African American leader. It presents a unique visual biography of
the background and accomplishments of his historic presidential
campaign. OBAMA & NEW YORK TIMES Featured titles within this
definitive collection include Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vogue,
Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Esquire, Ebony, Essence, Vibe, The
Guardian and The New York Times, amongst others. Many of the covers
featuring the 44th US president were flattering. He never looked
better than when he featured on the front of The New York Times or
Rolling Stone. (See pages 40 and 69 of the Obama book). DREAMS OF
AUDACITY & HOPE Many Barack Obama biography and legacy books
have been written by different authors in recent years. His
autobiography, Dreams Of My Father, as well as his memoir, The
Audacity Of Hope, detail Obama's life story better than any
biography by another author could, while the photographic portraits
offered in Obama books by Pete Souza and Peter Baker reveal the
intimate access they had to the White House's first African
American president during his two administrations. But this new
legacy book enters the Barack Obama story in 2004 with his very
first cover, for Black Enterprise, and then tracks Obama's US
presidential campaigns and elections of 2008 and 2012 through a
further 100 amazing covers. THE CALL OF HISTORY 2008 Amongst the
print media, Barack Obama was a publishing sensation - a fact borne
out by the volume of covers his portrait graced during his
eight-year American presidency. They range from graphic
illustrations to photographs of Obama giving speeches while on the
campaign trail, right through to intimate studio portraits. Many
depict him as the chosen one, the Messiah even. Obama was the one
who, out of the many, answered the call of history many thought
would never come, while exercising power that no other African
American leader before him has ever wielded on the political and
presidential stage. OBAMA: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT IN WORDS The text
for the Obama covers book discusses the design, typography,
photography and political context of each cover portrait, bringing
to life this unique portrait of the world's most famous man.
BARACK: 4 COVERS FOR NO. 44 Obama: 101 Best Covers, is available in
FOUR collectable editions, each with a different cover. As a
souvenir, gift or inspirational Black History Month purchase for
2018, this is one the best Obama books with which to celebrate the
former US president's tenure in the White House. NEW OBAMA BOOK:
SUMMARY - Available in FOUR editions. - A bespoke souvenir -- EIGHT
years in the making. - Features amazing covers you've never seen
before. ONLINE BOOK CATEGORIES 2020 Biography & Autobiography
History - African American Art, Architecture & Photography
Born in the Brazilian countryside, and nearly six feet tall by the
age of 14, Gisele Bundchen grew from humble roots into the most
successful supermodel in the world. This book celebrates her
20-year milestone in the industry with a unique and spectacular
collection of jaw-dropping glamour and intimate, personal insights.
Gisele was just 18 when she made her breakthrough in the S/S 1998
ready-to-wear "Rain" show of Alexander McQueen, who chose "The
Body" thanks to her ability to walk in towering heels on a slippery
runway. The same year, Gisele secured her first British Vogue
cover, and swiftly became the most in-demand cover girl of her
generation. The following year, she was chosen for the cover of
American Vogue, shot by Steven Meisel, and lauded as "the return of
the sexy model" with her bronzed, athletic beauty defying late-'90s
grunge. Since then, Gisele has appeared on more than 1,000 covers
around the globe, in approximately 450 fashion shows, and in
multinational campaigns for the biggest fashion and beauty brands.
With more than 300 photographs, this book is curated and art
directed by Giovanni Bianco. From Gisele's legendary nude portrait
by Irving Penn, chosen as the book's cover, to iconic shots from
such industry luminaries as Steven Meisel, Mario Testino, Peter
Lindbergh, David LaChapelle, Juergen Teller, Inez & Vinoodh,
Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, and Corinne Day, it is a unique
artistic presentation of the most famous Brazilian export together
with Pele and Senna and the highest-earning model in the world. The
breathtaking image collection is accompanied by an introduction by
Steven Meisel and tributes from Gisele's closest friends, family,
and fashion leaders, who shed light on how and why she has become
one of the greatest models of all time. First published as a
limited edition-now available in a popular TASCHEN edition! Gisele
is donating all her proceeds from the book to charity.
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.
Put on a pot of your favorite coffee, perk up, and enjoy nostalgic
black-and-white photos that celebrate screen icons from the Silent
Era through the eighties, making and drinking their own cups of
joe, java, pour-overs, and percolated brews. Hollywood Cafe bridges
the vibrant coffee culture of right-now with the glamorous coffee
culture of the star-studded past. A dream cast of nearly 200
stars-Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly,
Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Clara Bow, Charlie
Chaplin, W. C. Fields, Robert Mitchum, Rita Hayworth, Bob Hope,
Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Ava Gardner, Jackie Gleason, Lucille
Ball, Elvis Presley, Jayne Mansfield, Sammy Davis Jr., William
Holden, Lauren Bacall, John Wayne, and many more-is captured on the
set, on the run, in costume and out, behind-the-scenes and at the
kitchen table, refilling and refueling, sipping and savoring,
drinking the good stuff, just like us.
"Francis Wolff's images of musicians at work are so relaxed and
intimate that they capture the spirit not just of the moment but
also the era." - Herbie Hancock One of the most renowned Jazz
photographers of all time, Francis Wolff (1907-1971) was essential
to the success of the Blue Note record label. Born Jakob Franz
Wolff in Berlin, Germany, he soon became a Jazz enthusiast, despite
the government ban placed on this type of music after 1933. In
1939, Wolff, a Jew, left Berlin where he had worked as a commercial
photographer, and established himself in New York. He began working
there with his childhood friend Alfred Lion, who had co-founded
Blue Note Records with Max Margulis. The latter soon dropped out of
his involvement in the company, and Wolff joined Lion in running
it. Wolff took thousands of photographs during the Blue Note
recording sessions and rehearsals. His highly personal visual
concept would be forever associated with both Blue Note and jazz as
a whole. This book compiles more than 150 Francis Wolff photos of
jazz stars, most of which are published here for the very first
time. Among the many artists portrayed are Art Blakey, Tina Brooks,
Clifford Brown, Donald Byrd, Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, John
Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Grant Green, Herbie Hancock,
Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones, Thelonious Monk, Lee
Morgan, Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins, and Wayne Shorter. It also
includes a special introduction by Grammy Award Winning music
historian and jazz critic Ashley Kahn. Text in English, with an
introduction in English, French and Spanish.
Do you want to be friends like Jessica and Madison? All you need is
the will to learn. This is a book for all little girls who want to
be nice and kind, and to know that you are beautiful all the time.
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.
Dark Waters, Kristine Potter’s second monograph, continues her
engagement with the American landscape as a palimpsest for cultural
ideologies. In this dark and brooding series, Potter
reflects on the Southern Gothic landscape as evoked in the popular
imagination of “murder ballads” from the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. Her seductive, richly detailed
black-and-white images channel the setting and characters of these
songs, capturing the landscape of the American South, and creating
a series of evocative portraits that stand in for the oft-unnamed
women at the center of their stories. In the American murder
ballad, which has taken on cult appeal and continue to be
rerecorded even to this day, the riverscape is frequently the stage
of crimes as described in their lyrics. Places like Murder Creek,
Bloody Fork, and Deadman’s Pond are haunted by both the victim
and perpetrator of violence in the world Potter conjures,
reflecting the casual and popular glamorization of violence against
women that remains prevalent in today’s cultural landscape. As
Potter notes, “I see a through line of violent exhibitionism from
those early murder ballads, to the Wild West shows, to the
contemporary landscape of cinema and television. Culturally, we
seem to require it.” Dark Waters both evokes and exorcises the
sense of threat and foreboding that women often grapple with as
they move through the world. Author Rebecca Bengal contributes an
evocative short story that underscores the sense of anxiety and
foreboding that Potter infuses into each of her images; a
deliciously compelling, if chilling, combination. Copublished by
Aperture with Images Vevey and The Momentary
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