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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.
"Suzanne's fashion image are beautiful, bold and often strange.
They perfectly capture the sartorial way of life on the runway of
streets." - Amateur Photographer Shoes are part of the basic
equipment of our everyday wardrobe. They can be seen as a
utilitarian necessity, or as a unique and joyful fashion accessory
that influences the entire outfit and makes it a distinctive
expression of personal style, be it vintage or avant-garde, elegant
or edgy, minimalist or extravagant. In It's All About Shoes, street
style photographer Suzanne Middlemass presents a colourful mix of
fab and fantastic shoes that are worn on the asphalt catwalks of
the fashion capitals of the world, including New York, Paris,
Milan, London, Berlin, and Copenhagen. This revised edition
includes interviews with renowned shoe designers and asks them
about design inspiration and sustainability.
A ‘dacha’ is a country house, made of wood, used by Soviet
citizens to escape the rigors of the city for rural idyll.
Widespread in the countries of the former USSR, this important
cultural and architectural form has been largely ignored
academically. In Dacha Fyodor Savintsev documents this particularly
Russian phenomenon, his photographs constitute a unique record of a
rapidly vanishing fairytale wooden world. The word ‘dacha’ has
been used to describe constructions ranging from grand imperial
villas to small sheds. Originally bestowed by the Tsar to reward
courtiers, this custom continued following the revolution, with
Soviet cooperatives building dachas for their members. Supposedly
for the benefit of labourers, in reality they were destined for
those favoured by the State, including famous writers, architects
and artists – from Pasternak to Prokofiev. The fall of the Soviet
Union accelerated their use, as economic uncertainty forced city
dwellers towards self-sufficiency. The dacha tradition has survived
Revolution, war and the collapse of Communism, becoming an integral
part of life in the process. Using contemporary photographs to
showcase these uniquely individual buildings for the first time,
alongside an introduction explaining their historical and cultural
context, Dacha is the only publication of its kind.
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This title features tips and techniques for getting a great shot
every time. Exposure is one of the most difficult and therefore
in-demand topics with amateur photographers, who are always
striving for the elusive "perfect shot". This essential guide from
Bryan Peterson, author of the best-selling "Understanding
Exposure", shows amateur photographers of all levels how to conquer
more than 25 tricky exposure scenarios frequently found in the
field. As every amateur shutterbug knows, certain exposure
situations prove frustrating time and time again, whether
photographing a high-contrast snow scene or getting the perfect
backlit portrait. In this ready reference, Peterson demystifies
common stumbling blocks one by one, with tips and techniques for
getting a great shot every time.
William Henry Fox Talbot, the English inventor of photography,
created around 15,000 photographs in the nineteenth century, most
of them attempts to produce compelling scientific documents or
pictorial records of the world around him. However, among those
that have survived are also prints in which an image has been
obscured, obliterated or simply failed to register. Borrowing its
intriguing title from a poem written by Talbot, this book features
twenty-four of these prints, his most experimental photographs.
Originally intended as test prints or creative exercises, all that
remains on these shaped pieces of photographic paper are chemical
stains or imprinted patterns or shapes. Offered to the reader as
enigmatic physical artefacts, these failed or ruined photographs
are here reanimated as objects of beauty, mystery and promise, as
artworks that speak of photography's most fundamental attributes
and potentials. An accompanying essay illustrated with comparative
images places these photographs in a broad historical context
leading up to the present, revealing what relevance Talbot's
experiments have to contemporary concepts of the art of
photography.
Faces of Yangon was inspired by an image photographer Steve Golden
made of a monk at Shwedagon Pagoda in 2015. Drawn by the
captivating fearlessness of the gaze, the natural illumination of
the afternoon sun on his face, and the distinctly exotic
surroundings of the pagoda itself, Steve Golden began planning what
would be a two year photographic exploration of the city of Yangon,
in Myanmar. The result of his journey is this collection of fine
art images, each is a selfcontained vignette of real life in a city
of profound and numerous traditions on the brink of major change.
It is a snapshot in time... a catalog of the people the
photographer crossed paths with, and their environment. It is a
study of natural light, of color, and texture. Visiting
neighborhoods several times to record the subtle changes brought by
light and weather, the photographer traversed the city by foot and
was able to observe life at street level. He spent days encamped at
monasteries, and would often wander without a map seeking unplanned
routes and encounters. The work in Faces of Yangon is currently
being exhibited at the Leica Gallery in Marina Bay Sands in
Singapore and will travel to other countries. The images have been
carefully curated to give the reader the sense that they too are
strolling through Yangon's majestic and faded streets, relishing
chance encounters and observing one of Southeast Asia's
extraordinary cities.
This includes work by leading scholars, artists, scientists and
practitioners in the field of visual culture. It explores current
debates surrounding post-colonial thinking, empowerment, identity,
contemporary modes of self-representation, diversity in the arts,
the automated creation and use of imagery in science and industry,
vernacular imagery and social media platforms, visual mechanisms
for control and manipulation in the age of surveillance capitalism
and deep fakes, as well as the role of imagery in the times of
crisis, such as pandemics, wars and climate change. Expanding on
contemporary debates within the field, this is essential reading
for photographers, scholars, and students alike.
Multiple Exposures - Allen Jones & Photography explores the
numerous ways in which artist Allen Jones has engaged with the
possibilities of this medium. Historian Philippe Garner has
researched Jones's extensive archive to develop and present the
insightful narratives implicit in this remarkable, often surprising
selection of images. Studying at Hornsey School of Art, then at the
Royal College of Art till 1961, Jones achieved swift success within
a dynamic roster of artists celebrated as 'The New Generation:
1964' at the Whitechapel Gallery, London. Alongside his practice as
a painter, sculptor, and printmaker, Jones nurtured an ongoing
fascination with photography. This volume - an important addition
to the literature on Jones's oeuvre - reveals how he was first
drawn as a student to the camera's potential, making his earliest
experiments in black and white. Through the sixty-plus years of
Jones's career - using camera and, more recently, iPad, and iPhone
- photography has become ever-more integrated within his wider
practice as an artist. We observe his incorporation of 'found'
photographs within his early collaged works; we discover the
photographs he has taken as a visual ledger of all that intrigues
him; we see a telling selection of the imagery that he has
collected, mostly drawn from vernacular sources, such as post
cards, newspaper cuttings, and magazine tear-sheets; we find his
playful images of his studio and its juxtapositions; and we follow
his investigation of the ways in which his paintings and sculptures
can interact and invite fresh readings when transmuted into
photographs. The images in Multiple Exposures, mostly hitherto
unpublished, are supported by an introductory text by Philippe
Garner and by revelatory chapter introductions and pertinent
pull-quotes by Allen Jones. The dynamic design of the book is by
the legendary graphic artist David Hillman.
Lost to a German torpedo on 7 May 1915, Cunard's RMS Lusitania
captured the world's imagination when she entered service in 1907.
Not only was she the largest ship in the world, but she was also
revolutionary in design as well as being a record breaker.
Lusitania is now sadly remembered for her tragic destruction,
sinking in eighteen minutes with the loss of around 1,200 souls. In
this sumptuously illustrated book, historian Eric Sauder brings RMS
Lusitania to life once again. Filled with vivid, unseen photographs
and illustrations from Eric's extensive private collection, this
absorbing read will transport the reader back over 100 years to a
time when opulent Ships of State were the only way to cross the
Atlantic.
Tommy Kha: Half, Full, Quarter weaves together self-portraits and
classically bucolic landscapes punctuated by the traces of East
Asian stories embedded in the topography of the American South. In
this first major monograph, featuring almost a decade of work,
Tommy Kha explores the highly personal psycho-geography of his
hometown. As the artist states, "Memphis has become, for me, not
only the place where I was raised but an active borderland between
fantasy and memory, nostalgia and history, nonfiction and
mythology." Memphis is where his mother, fleeing Vietnam in the
early 1980s, settled, along with his extended family. Throughout
the work, his mother emerges as a recurring character, sometimes
the subject of quiet photographic study, and in others, a
collaborative muse. "I'm a cut of my mom," Kha asserts, "Every
photograph I make of her is a Half Self-Portrait." In snapshots
drawn from a family album that serves as the one record of her
journey to the United States, she is the source of nostalgia and
barely captured memory. In assembling a visual account of the
struggle to find his own voice and narrate the fragmented history
of his family, Kha challenges the cultural amnesia around Asian
lives and experiences in recent American histories. Acclaimed
author Hua Hsu contributes an engaging essay, "People Need to Smile
More," and MacArthur Fellow An-My Le conducts an incisive
conversation with Kha that delves into his family history and
artistic strategies. Tommy Kha: Half, Full, Quarter is the result
of the Next Step Award, a partnership between Aperture and Baxter
St at the Camera Club of New York, in partnership with the 7|G
Foundation. An exhibition of the work will open at Baxter St in New
York in February 2023.
"Moonwatch Only is certainly one of the best books ever written
about a single watch model." - William Massena - Timezone.com "It
is an indescribable reference work and a true must-have for every
Speedmaster collector." - Forbes "This book sets a new standard.
Not only for books on the Omega Speedmaster, but for watch books in
general. I've never seen anything like it, and believe me when I
tell you that I could fill an impressive sized wall with books on
watches. Authors of other books or publishers should take a look at
Moonwatch Only as well to see how it should be done." - Robert Jan
Broer - FratelloWatches "The OMEGA Speedmaster Professional - the
Moonwatch - has done things that no other timepiece has done and
it's been worn in places that only a few human beings have been." -
Captain Eugene Cernan, 'Last man on the moon' There are very few
timepieces in the world that deserve a definitive and comprehensive
book such as this one. The OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch
is one of them. Initially designed for automobile racing teams and
engineers, the Omega Speedmaster embarked on a very different
trajectory when NASA chose it to accompany astronauts heading for
the Moon in 1965. Its involvement in the space adventure has
propelled the Moonwatch to the top of the list of celebrated
timepieces. After years of research and observation, the authors
present a complete panorama of the Moonwatch in a systematic work
that is both technical and attractive, making it the inescapable
reference book for this legendary watch. This third edition has
been enriched with numerous new features including a 16-page
gallery of astronauts and their Speedmaster, QR codes to extend
your exploration and a detailed story of a vintage Speedmaster.
Instant Andy
Before there was Instagram, there was Warhol
Andy Warhol was a relentless chronicler of life and its encounters. Carrying a Polaroid camera from the late 1950s until his death in 1987, he amassed a huge collection of instant pictures of friends, lovers, patrons, the famous, the obscure, the scenic, the fashionable, and himself. Created in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation, this book features hundreds of these instant photos.
Portraits of celebrities such as Mick Jagger, Alfred Hitchcock, Jack Nicholson, Yves Saint Laurent, Pele, Debbie Harry are included alongside images of Warhol's entourage and high life, landscapes, and still lifes from Cabbage Patch dolls to the iconic soup cans. Often raw and impromptu, the Polaroids document Warhol's era like Instagram captures our own, offering a unique record of the life, world, and vision behind the Pop Art maestro and modernist giant.
This fully revised and updated edition of the hugely successful
London Theatres features ten additional theatres, including the
Victoria Palace Theatre, the Sondheim Theatre, the Bridge Theatre
and the Noel Coward Theatre. London is the undisputed theatre
capital of the world. From world-famous musicals to West End shows,
from cutting-edge plays to Shakespeare in its original staging,
from outdoor performance to intimate fringe theatre, the range and
quality are unsurpassed. Leading drama critic Michael Coveney
invites you on a tour of more than 50 theatres that make the London
stage what it is. With stories of the architecture, the people and
the productions which have defined each one, alongside sumptuous
photographs by Peter Dazeley of the auditoriums, public and
backstage areas, this illustrated overview of London's theatres is
a book like no other. A must for fans of the stage! Praise for the
first edition: 'This coffee table whopper ... dazzles' Spectator
'London Theatres ... will surely feature on any theatre buff's
present list' Sightlines New chapters included in the second
edition: Victoria Palace Theatre; The Bridge Theatre; Menier
Chocolate Factory; Hampstead Theatre; Sondheim Theatre (formerly
Queen's Theatre); Harold Pinter Theatre, Noel Coward Theatre;
Aldwych Theatre; Garrick Theatre; Vaudeville Theatre; Phoenix
Theatre
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