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If Sir Elton John wrote the Foreword and director John Waters wrote
the Afterword, then we're surely dealing with a major talent. In
this 400-page retrospective, award-winning photographer Greg Gorman
presents the finest shots of his half-century in Hollywood.
Throughout his star-studded portfolio entitled, It's Not About Me,
you'll find the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp at the
beginning of their careers, as well as the iconic posters Gorman
created for films such as Scarface and Tootsie, record covers for
David Bowie, and magazine covers for Andy Warhol.
"Who doesn't know Paul Newman? The man with the beautiful blue
eyes, the chiselled face and body, the 50-plus years of memorable
acting and directing roles, the awards, the movie-star marriage.
Well, it turns out, there is lots more to know." - Parade Magazine
"Newman's preternaturally piercing baby blue eyes shine through in
every picture, and he was well aware of how his fame rested on the
colour of his irises." - Peter Sheridan, Daily Express "Hollywood
Hunk Paul Newman as you've never seen him before." - Yahoo! News
"Paired with raw and unvarnished commentary from the photographers
themselves, Newman's incomparable authenticity and appealing
persona bleed through each page." - Newsweek Once, when asked how
he'd like to be remembered, Paul Newman replied: "I'd like to be
remembered as a guy who tried. Tried to be part of his times, tried
to help people communicate with one another, tried to find some
decency in his own life, tried to extend himself as a human being."
As an actor who became a film star, Newman repeatedly tapped into
his times and in doing so redefined what movie stardom could be.
Newman was a new kind of movie star, bringing a particular
authenticity, intensity and sensitivity to his performances.
Throughout his career, Newman was extensively photographed: these
images enriched film audiences' connection to him as a cool and
graceful presence both on and off-screen. Milton Greene, Douglas
Kirkland, Lawrence Fried, Terry O'Neill, Al Satterwhite and Eva
Sereny are amongst the photographers who worked with Newman on and
off-set across his career. From early stage work with his wife,
Joanne Woodward, to his love of racing cars, to the essential 1980s
drama Absence of Malice to the great success of the new western
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and the cult favourites, Pocket
Money and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, Newman's movies
were an essential part of American culture. With comment and
contributions from the photographers, Paul Newman: Blue Eyed Cool,
gathers together portraits, stage, racing and on-set photography -
including never before seen images - in a celebration of an actor
who was always... cool. Paul Newman: Blue Eyed Cool is a must-have
for fans who see in Newman's work and in his life a true hero.
This work features approximately 100 detailed historic photographs
from The Francis Frith Collection with extended captions and full
introduction. Suitable for tourists, local historians and general
readers.
Following up on her highly praised bestseller "Men Before 10 a.m.,"
celebrity photographer Veronique Vial completes her wonderfully
intimate and revealing portrait of the sexes with "Women Before 10
a.m.," a captivating collection of your favorite fashion,
cinematic, and pop culture beauties, starlets, and models before
ten o'clock in the morning.
Caught with Vial's friendly lens in all their unadorned morning
glory--and in the act of waking, snuggling, canoodling, bathing,
getting dressed, smoking a cigarette, eating breakfast, or feeding
the kids--are today's sexiest and most sought after actresses,
models, musicians, and writers from the U.S. and Europe. The
results are humorous, touching, elegant, sexy, and very, very
feminine.
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This work features approximately 150 detailed historic photographs
from The Francis Frith Collection with extended captions and full
introduction. Suitable for tourists, local historians and general
readers.
Compelling and prophetic, Dorothy Day is one of the most enduring
icons of American Catholicism. In the depths of the Great
Depression and guided by the Works of Mercy, Day, a journalist at
the time, published a newspaper, the Catholic Worker, and
co-founded a movement dedicated to the poorest of the poor, while
living with them and sharing their poverty. In 1955, Vivian Cherry,
a documentary photographer known for her disturbing and insightful
work portraying social issues, was given unprecedented access to
the Catholic Worker house of hospitality in New York City, its two
farms, and to Day herself. While much has been written about Day,
the portrait that emerges from Cherry's intimate lens is unrivaled.
From the image of the line of men waiting for soup outside St.
Joseph's on Chrystie Street to pictures of Day and others at work
and in prayer, Cherry's photographs offer a uniquely personal and
poetic glimpse into the life of the movement and its founder. In
this beautiful new book, more than sixty photographs-many published
here for the first time-are accompanied by excerpts of Day's
writings gleaned from her column "On Pilgrimage" and other articles
published in the Catholic Worker between 1933 and 1980. The result
is a powerful visual and textual memoir capturing the life and
times of one of the most significant and influential North American
Catholics of the twentieth century. The aptly paired images and
words bring new life to Day's political and personal passions and
reflect with clarity and simplicity the essential work and
philosophies of the Catholic Worker, which continue to thrive
today. The Introduction and additional commentary by Day's
granddaughter Kate Hennessy provides rich contextual information
about the two women and what she sees as their collaboration in
this book. In 2000, twenty years after her death, Archbishop of New
York John J. O'Connor of New York City opened the cause for Dorothy
Day's canonization, and the Vatican conferred on her the title of
Servant of God. The Catholic Worker continues to flourish, with
more than 200 affiliated houses in the United States and overseas.
The miracle of this enduring appeal lies in Day's unique paradigm
of vision, conscience, and a life of sacrifice that is one not of
martyrdom but of joy, richness, and generosity-vividly portrayed
through these photographs and excerpts.
This photographic memoir of Liverpool features 100 detailed
historical photographs from The Francis Frith Collection, with
extended captions and a full introduction. The photographs show how
Liverpool has changed over the 20th century.
Around 100 finely-detailed photographs of Manchester in Victorian
and Edwardian times feature in this photographic memoir from the
world-famous Frith archive, with extended captions to pictures and
a full introduction
100 women bare all in an empowering collection of photographs and
interviews about Womanhood. Vagina, vulva, lady garden, pussy,
beaver, cunt, fanny... whatever you call it most women have no idea
what's 'down there'. Culturally and personally, no body part
inspires love and hate, fear and lust, worship and desecration in
the same way. From smooth Barbie dolls to internet porn, girls and
women grow up with a very narrow view of what they should look
like, even though in reality there is an enormous range. Womanhood
departs from the 'ideal vagina' and presents the gentle
un-airbrushed truth, allowing us to understand and celebrate our
diversity. For the first time, 100 brave and beautiful women reveal
their bodies and stories on their own terms, talking about how they
feel about pleasure, sex, pain, trauma, birth, motherhood,
menstruation, menopause, gender, sexuality and simply being a
woman.
It has been almost a generation since Sebastiao Salgado first
published Exodus but the story it tells, of fraught human movement
around the globe, has changed little in 16 years. The push and pull
factors may shift, the nexus of conflict relocates from Rwanda to
Syria, but the people who leave their homes tell the same tale:
deprivation, hardship, and glimmers of hope, plotted along a
journey of great psychological, as well as physical, toil. Salgado
spent six years with migrant peoples, visiting more than 35
countries to document displacement on the road, in camps, and in
overcrowded city slums where new arrivals often end up. His project
includes Latin Americans entering the United States, Jews leaving
the former Soviet Union, Kosovars fleeing into Albania, the Hutu
refugees of Rwanda, as well as the first "boat people" of Arabs and
sub-Saharan Africans trying to reach Europe across the
Mediterranean ea. His images feature those who know where they are
going and those who are simply in flight, relieved to be alive and
uninjured enough to run. The faces he meets present dignity and
compassion in the most bitter of circumstances, but also the many
ravaged marks of violence, hatred, and greed. With his particular
eye for detail and motion, Salgado captures the heart-stopping
moments of migratory movement, as much as the mass flux. There are
laden trucks, crowded boats, and camps stretched out to a clouded
horizon, and then there is the small, bandaged leg; the fingerprint
on a page; the interview with a border guard; the bundle and baby
clutched to a mother's breast. Insisting on the scale of the
migrant phenomenon, Salgado also asserts, with characteristic
humanism, the personal story within the overwhelming numbers.
Against the indistinct faces of televised footage or the crowds
caught beneath a newspaper headline, what we find here are
portraits of individual identities, even in the abyss of a lost
land, home, and, often, loved ones. At the same time, Salgado also
declares the commonality of the migrant situation as a shared,
global experience. He summons his viewers not simply as spectators
of the refugee and exile suffering, but as actors in the social,
political, economic, and environmental shifts which contribute to
the migratory phenomenon. As the boats bobbing up on the Greek and
Italian coastline bring migration home to Europe like no mass
movement since the Second World War, Exodus cries out not only for
our heightened awareness but also for responsibility and
engagement. In face of the scarred bodies, the hundreds of bare
feet on hot tarmac, our imperative is not to look on in compassion,
but, in Salgado's own words, to temper our behaviors in a "new
regimen of coexistence."
Throughout Les McCann s incredible jazz career, he took hundreds of
photos at clubs, studios, and festivals around the world and
documented the vibrant cultural life of jazz and soul between 1960
and 1980. These photos include a very young Stevie Wonder, Nina
Simone, Sammy Davis Jr., John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, Nancy
Wilson, Richard Pryor, Quincy Jones, Tina Turner, Miles Davis,
Cannonball Adderly, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, B.B. King, Errol
Garner, Stanley Clarke, Bill Evans, Lionel Hampton, and other black
celebrities, such as Bill Cosby, Muhammed Ali, and Stokely
Carmichael to name but a few. These photos are characterized by
their intimacy, and the cross-section of names listed is merely the
tip of the iceberg. The book features candid commentary by McCann
himself and is curated by Pat Thomas (Listen, Whitey : The Sights
and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975) and maverick music producer
Alan Abrahams (Pure Prairie League, Joan Baez, Stanley Turrentine,
Kris Kristofferson, Taj Mahal)."
The birth of photography coincided with the expansion of European
imperialism in the Middle East, and some of the medium's earliest
images are Orientalist pictures taken by Europeans in such places
as Cairo and Jerusalem--photographs that have long shaped and
distorted the Western visual imagination of the region. But the
Middle East had many of its own photographers, collectors, and
patrons. In this book, Stephen Sheehi presents a groundbreaking new
account of early photography in the Arab world. The Arab Imago
concentrates primarily on studio portraits by Arab and Armenian
photographers in the late Ottoman Empire. Examining previously
known studios such as Abdullah Freres, Pascal Sebah, Garabed
Krikorian, and Khalil Raad, the book also provides the first
account of other pioneers such as Georges and Louis Saboungi, the
Kova Brothers, Muhammad Sadiq Bey, and Ibrahim Rif'at Pasha--as
well as the first detailed look at early photographs of the annual
pilgrimage to Mecca. In addition, the book explores indigenous
photography manuals and albums, newspapers, scientific journals,
and fiction. Featuring extensive previously unpublished images, The
Arab Imago shows how native photography played an essential role in
the creation of modern Arab societies in Egypt, Palestine, Syria,
and Lebanon before the First World War. At the same time, the book
overturns Eurocentric and Orientalist understandings of indigenous
photography and challenges previous histories of the medium.
An innovative and insightful look at our relationship with animals
in the age of the Anthropocene from bestselling author Henry
Carroll with original images from an innovative array of
contemporary photographers See through the eyes of a new generation
of photographers responding to the rapidly unfolding issues shaping
our lives. In this series of small, revealing, and beautifully
presented books, Henry Carroll, the bestselling photography writer
of the last decade, considers the ideas behind images to present
personal perspectives on climate change, race, sexuality, gender,
faith, inequality, beauty, power, and the natural world. In this
second book of the series, ANIMALS, Carroll deep-dives into an
ecosystem of contemporary images to consider how we relate to
animals in the Anthropocene. His accessible analysis of emotive
imagery suggests that our appreciation for some animals and
disregard, or repulsion, for others is shaped by our own
physicality as much as theirs. He shows how the conventions of
natural history offer a very politicized understanding of fauna and
how the role of animals as spiritual, cultural, and personal
symbols can be an equally valid means of classification. Carroll
reflects on the psychological power struggles infusing our daily
interactions with animals and unpacks the photographers' visual
insights relating to our treatment of animals, whether it's the way
we pamper them as pets or consume them to excess. In this diverse
collection of arresting images and engaging text, Carroll regards
the photographers as modern-day philosophers, original thinkers who
show us how to fuse technique, concept, and imagination in order to
pose intriguing questions about the animal kingdom and human
nature. For both the creators and consumers of images, this timely
book contains a treasure trove of meaningful visual reflections
that will prompt you to rethink your relationship with animals both
domestic and wild.
The exuberant, exhilarating photographs of dogs underwater that
have become a sensation
From the water's surface, it's a simple exercise: a dog's leap, a
splash, and then a wet head surfacing with a ball, triumphant.
But beneath the water is a chaotic ballet of bared teeth and
bubbles, paddling paws, fur and ears billowing in the currents.
From leaping Lab to diving Dachshund, the water is where a dog's
distinct personality shines through; some lounge in the current,
paddling slowly, but others arch their bodies to cut through the
water with the focus and determination of a shark.
In more than eighty portraits, award-winning pet photographer and
animal rights activist Seth Casteel captures new sides of our old
friends with vibrant underwater photography that makes it
impossible to look away. Each image bubbles with exuberance and
life, a striking reminder that even in the most loveable and
domesticated dog, there are more primal forces at work. In
"Underwater Dogs," Seth Casteel gives playful and energetic
testament to the rough-and-tumble joy that our dogs bring into our
lives.
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Porn for Women
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Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative, photographs by Susan Anderson; Photographs by Susan Anderson
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Prepare to enter a fantasy world. A world where clothes get folded
just so, delicious dinners await, and flatulence is just not that
funny. Give the fairer sex what they really wantbeautiful PG photos
of hunky men cooking, listening, asking for directions, accompanied
by steamy captions: "I love a clean house!" or "As long as I have
two legs to walk on, you'll never take out the trash." Now this is
porn that will leave women begging for more!
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Avant-garde photographer Alex Kayser studies the enigma of human
physiognomy; the 184 models in this book ranged widely in age and
come from all walks of life, but share one feature: they are bald.
All of the photographers are posed, lit, and cropped identically,
so that the images are refined to the sparest of head shots. The
subjects are artists, actors, lawyers, gourmet chefs, heavyweight
boxers, and chiropractors, and several of them are well-known, but
in the very refined presentation of Kayser's photographs they
become a fascinating exercise in how we read faces and human
identity.
The text includes an interview with Kayser, quotes from some of
the models describing everything from Zen philosophy to a favorite
band of razor, and an afterword by National Book Award winner of
Richard Howard.
In this first-ever showcase of his work, Gregory Heisler, one of
professional photography's most respected practitioners, shares 50
iconic portraits of celebrities, athletes, and world leaders, along
with fascinating, thoughtful, often humorous stories about how the
images were made. From his famously controversial portrait of
President George H.W. Bush (which led to the revocation of
Heisler's White House clearance) to his evocative post-9/11 Time
magazine cover of Rudolph Giuliani, to stunning portraits of Julia
Roberts, Denzel Washington, Hillary Clinton, Michael Phelps,
Muhammad Ali, and many more, Heisler reveals the creative and
technical processes that led to each frame. For Heisler's fans and
all lovers of photography, Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits offers not
only a gorgeous collection of both black-and-white and color
portraits, but an engrossing look at the rarely seen art of a
master photographer at work. With a foreword by New York City mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg.
This is a selection of photographs taken from 1929 to 1942.
Authority, leadership, stability, benevolence, even grace: there
are certain qualities that an official portrait should identify in
a leader. Yet when the 191 member states of the United Nations were
asked to submit the official portrait of their Head of State, the
resulting gallery revealed much more. Despite the relatively
straightforward exigencies of official portraiture and the legacy
of a long tradition of the genre in paintings, sculpture, and
public monuments, the diversity of these images surprises. They
range in scope from semi-private snapshots to staged tableaux in
generic offices, from full-length portraits in front of stately
buildings to close-ups before national emblems. Some portraits
invoke the bureaucratic machinery and the strategizing that went
into their production, while others seem more indebted to personal
whimsy; even the banality of the everyday snapshot occasionally
creeps into these staged displays of official power. In Official
Portraits, editorial influence is kept to a minimum. The selection
of a single image to be reproduced in this volume was left to the
states themselves. Organized alphabetically according to leader's
name, this is not a handbook to put faces to nations; rather, the
arbitrariness of their arrangement emphasizes the contrivance of
these images of power. Official Portraits allows these images to
speak for themselves.
In ancient times, older women were the keepers of primal mysteries and were revered for their special wisdom. For this very special book, Joyce Tenneson traveled throughout America to photograph and interview women ages 65 to l00. What she found was a revelation—women who were vital, energetic, and deeply beautiful, inside and out. The 80 portraits are of women from all walks of life from the famous, such as Sandra Day O'Connor, Julie Harris, and Angela Lansbury, to the ordinary, such as our mothers and grandmothers. Tenneson's compelling and compassionate portraits, accompanied by short poignant statements from these remarkable women about the experience of aging, will help to reawaken us to the power and wisdom of our elders.
"Vandekeybus brought into focus a whole new genre of modern
dance...Combat rolls, breakneck sprints and savagely wrestled duets
became the defining vocabulary of a new generation." The Guardian.
In 2016, Wim Vandekeybus' company Ultima Vez celebrates its 30th
birthday. Never before has his oeuvre been recorded in a book.
Until now. This extraordinary book is a visual trip through the
most powerful images from his repertoire, a quest for the ideas and
themes that inspire him. It aso contains unpublished texts, notes
and scripts from his shows and films. A number of compagnons de
route, such as David Byrne, Mauro Pawlowski, and Peter Verhelst,
offer a personal textual contribution. Choreographer, filmmaker and
photographer Wim Vandekeybus and his company Ultima Vez are at the
top of the dance industry in Belgium - and around the world. After
a cooperation with Jan Fabre, Vandekeybus founded his very own
company Ultima Vez in 1986. His first performance, What the Body
Does Not Remember (1987), was an international success and was
awarded a Bessie Award (New York Dance and Performance Award), a
prize awarded for pioneering work.
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