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"Aperture" magazine was founded in 1952 by the photographers Ansel
Adams, Minor White, Barbara Morgan and Dorothea Lange, and the
photography historians Beaumont and Nancy Newhall. These
individuals wished to foster the development and appreciation of
the photographic medium. Today the magazine maintains the founders'
spirit, presenting a diversity of historical work, photojournalism
and portfolios by emerging photographers, thematic articles, as
well as interviews with important figures at work today. "Aperture"
has published the work of many iconic and emerging artists from
Diane Arbus, William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, and James Welling to
Walead Beshty, Sara VanDerBeek, and JH Engstrom. The magazine has
also showcased the writings of leading writers and curators in the
field including Vince Aletti, Geoffrey Batchen, Charlotte Cotton,
Greil Marcus and Luc Sante, among many others.
"Patrick's work offers a mesmerising journey around the world in
search of the divine, offering a timeless portrait of people living
on the fringe, creating life on their own terms." - i-D For more
than 25 years, French photographer Patrick Cariou has traveled to
far out places around the globe, documenting people living on the
fringes of society and making a way for themselves. Whether
photographing surfers, gypsies, Rastafarians, or rude boys of
Kingston, Cariou celebrates his subjects as they are: peoples of
the earth who meet the struggles of life with honor, dignity, and
joy. Bringing together works from his groundbreaking monographs
including Surfers, Yes Rasta, Trenchtown Love, and Gypsies, Works
1985-2005 takes us on a scenic journey around the world, offering
an intimate and captivating look at cultures that distance
themselves from the blessings and curses of modernism. Given access
to these hermetic realms, Cariou presents a fascinating portrait of
resistance in a multiplicity of forms. The landscape plays a vital
role in Cariou's work, revealing how people live shapes their
identity and destiny in equal part. Whether following the waves,
living in the mountains, or surviving urban and rural poverty,
Cariou's subjects reval the importance of preserving one's native
culture at a time of Western cultural hegemony. The spirit of pride
and defiance comes alive in his work; each of the peoples portrayed
have found a way to survive despite the brutality facing them and
the earth alike.
"This new book by writer Rene Staud and photographer Jurgen
Lewandowski celebrates the improbable dominion of the 911." - Brett
Berk, Car and Driver And Road & Track "The Porsche 911 Book is
one of those books that should never be missing in the library of
any self-respecting car enthusiast." - Alessandro Val, GQ Italy
Online One of the most successful car titles of the last decade,
The Porsche 911 Book is back with a new format and an irresistible
price tag! This must-have Porsche book celebrates the unique
history of this iconic sports car from its launch at the IAA 1963
to the present day. Photography from Rene Staud, one of the most
renowned car photographers, captures every detail of each 911 model
variant, honouring the car's unique and unmistakable design
language - inside and out. Text in English, German, and French.
It started in 1978 with an ordinary coffee shop near Kyoto. Word
spread that the waitresses wore no panties under their miniskirts.
Similar establishments popped up across the country. Men waited in
line outside to pay three times the usual coffee price just to be
served by a panty-free young woman. Within a few years, a new craze
took hold: the no-panties "massage" parlor. Increasingly bizarre
services followed, from fondling clients through holes in coffins
to commuter-train fetishists. One particularly popular destination
was a Tokyo club called "Lucky Hole" where clients stood on one
side of a plywood partition, a hostess on the other. In between
them was a hole big enough for a certain part of the male anatomy.
Taking the Lucky Hole as his title, Nobuyoshi Araki captures
Japan's sex industry in full flower, documenting in more than 800
photos the pleasure-seekers and providers of Tokyo's Shinjuku
neighborhood before the February 1985 New Amusement Business
Control and Improvement Act put a stop to many of the country's sex
locales. Through mirrored walls, bed sheets, the bondage and the
orgies, this is the last word on an age of bacchanalia, infused
with moments of humor, precise poetry, and questioning
interjections. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact
cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
German Cincinnati explores the German American experience in the
Greater Cincinnati area. German immigrants first came to the region
in the late 18th century and then arrived in great waves beginning
in the early 19th century. These German American immigrants and
their descendants have greatly influenced the social, political,
cultural, religious, and economic growth and development of the
area, earning Cincinnati a reputation for its German heritage. It
is known as one of the corners in the famed "German Triangle,"
along with St. Louis and Milwaukee. German Cincinnatians survived
the hard times of the world wars of the last century, even
experiencing an ethnic heritage revival that has reaffirmed the
area's reputation as one of the major centers of German heritage in
the United States today.
‘Think about a tune … the unsayable, the invisible, the longing
in music. Here is a book of tunes without musical notes … It
wrings the heart’ John Berger ‘A masterpiece’ Robert
Macfarlane ‘O’Grady does not just respond to Pyke’s stark,
beautiful photographs: he gives voice to thousands’ Louise
Kennedy ‘The experience of Irish emigration uniquely and
powerfully illuminated’ Mark Knopfler ‘If the words tell the
story of the voiceless, the bleak lovely photographs show their
faces. Fiction rarely gets as close to the messy, glorious truth as
do memories and photographs. This rare novel dares to use both’
Charlotte Mendelson, TLS An old man lies alone and sleepless in
London. Before dawn he is taken by an image from his childhood in
the West of Ireland, and begins to remember a migrant’s life.
Haunted by the faces and the land he left behind, he calls forth
the bars and boxing booths of England, the potato fields and
building sites, the music he played and the woman he loved. Timothy
O’Grady’s tender, vivid prose and Steve Pyke’s starkly
beautiful photographs combine to make a unique work of fiction, an
act of remembering suffused with loss, defiance and an
unforgettable loveliness. An Irish life with echoes of the lives of
unregarded migrant workers everywhere. Since it was first published
in 1997, I Could Read the Sky has achieved the status of a classic.
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When it first appeared in 1971, Larry Clark's groundbreaking book
Tulsa sparked immediate controversy across the nation. Its graphic
depictions of sex, violence, and drug abuse in the youth culture of
Oklahoma were acclaimed by critics for stripping bare the myth that
Middle America had been immune to the social convulsions that
rocked America in the 1960s. The raw, haunting images taken in
1963, 1968, and 1971 document a youth culture progressively
overwhelmed by self-destruction -- and are as moving and disturbing
today as when they first appeared. Originally published in a
limited paperback version and republished in 1983 as a limited
hardcover edition commissioned by the author, rare-book dealers
sell copies of this book for more than a thousand dollars. Now in
both hardcover and paperback editions from Grove Press, this
seminal work of photographic art and social history is once again
available to the general public.
Explore and discover the beautiful places of Iceland with the most
comprehensive and detailed guidebook to Iceland ever published.
Featuring over 600 stunning images, and over 120 locations with
detailed maps, sat-nav co-ordinates including what3words and smart
phone scannable lat-long QR-codes. This beautiful travel and
photo-location guidebook provides both inspiration and information
to make your trip a reality. Including information on car rental,
vehicle insurance and driving advice, suggested itineraries from a
long weekend to several weeks, with essays on Iceland's cultural
history, cuisine, flora & fauna and advice on how to photograph
the Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights. All the classic locations
around Reykjavik and along the ring road are covered from roadside
attractions, to multi-day overnight hikes; covering glaciers,
waterfalls, geysers, hot springs, lava fields, craters, volcanoes,
mountains, coast, beaches and cliffs, towns, churches, cultural
sites, harbours and wildlife from Arctic fox to orcas, puffins,
seals, reindeer and the famed Icelandic horse. FEATURING THE SOUTH
WEST including Reykjavik, The Golden Circle, the Blue Lagoon,
THingvellir National Park and the Reykanes peninsula. THE SOUTH
COAST featuring the Westman Islands, Seljalandsfoss &
Gljufrabui waterfalls, Skogafoss waterfall, Reynisfjara Beach,
Reynisdrangar sea stack, Vik i Myrdal village and Fjadrargljufur
canyon. THE SOUTH EAST explore the Vatnajoekull ice cap and
national park, Skaftafell Park & Svartifoss waterfall,
Fjallsarlon & Joekulsarlon glacial lakes, Breidamerkursandur /
Diamond Ice Beach, Stokksnes beach & Mount Vestrahorn THE EAST
visit Seydisfjoerdur village, Egilsstadir town, the fjords,
canyons, craggy mountains, remote villages and a beautiful
coastline. THE NORTH including the Langanes Peninsula,
Heimskautsgerdid / The Arctic Henge, Joekulsargljufur, Viti crater,
Hverir / Hveraroend hot springs & Mount Namafjal, Myvatn,
Grimsey Island, Godafoss waterfall, Akureyri and the Troellaskagi
Peninsula WESTFJORDS Isafjoerdur and the remote fjords and
coastline, including the Hornstrandir nature reserve home to arctic
foxes. THE WEST & SNAEFELLSNES home to Orca & whale
watching, Snaefellsjoekull volcano towers, Kirkjufell mountain, the
Londrangar sea stack & Beserkjahraun lava field THE RING ROAD
All you need to embark and enjoy this 1693km/1051mile circular
route around Iceland.
The Lives of Images, edited by Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, is a set
of contemporary thematic readers designed for educators, students,
practicing photographers, and others interested in the ways images
function within a wider set of cultural practices. The series
tracks the many movements and "lives" of images-their tendency to
accumulate, circulate, and transform through different geographies,
cultures, processes, institutions, states, uses, and times. Volume
2 in this series, Analogy, Attunement, and Attention, addresses the
complex relationships that the reproducible image creates with its
viewers, their bodies, their minds, and their sense of the physical
and metaphysical world. The selection addresses the image's role in
the social constitution of individual and collective identity, in
social practices of resistance to the structural violences of
racism, or in relation to state exercises of power. Of particular
importance in this volume are questions of our changing
relationship to space and to selfhood as mediated by the image and
by the many networked technologies and norms built around it.
Essays in the volume ask: what modes of attention are required of
us as viewers and agents of image circulation? The question of how
image technologies provide us with an array of freedoms is here
combined with and read against the many ways images are deployed to
reorient, repress, or reduce our field of vision-thus affecting our
capacity to see and to act in social space. Contributions by Victor
Burgin, Judith Butler, Tina Campt, Sarah Jane Cervenak, Harun
Farocki, Tom Holert, Thomas Keenan, Rabih Mroue, Vivian Sobchack,
and Tiziana Terranova
Go beyond London's famous landmarks and discover the hidden gems.
From secluded mews and undiscovered cafes to flower markets and
tree-lined streets, prettycitylondon champions the quiet, gentle
moments that allow you to escape in a huge capital city like
London. If you know where to look, you will find that traditional
shopfronts, vintage transport, artisan bakeries, whimsical florists
and timeless bookstores are but a hop, skip and a jump from the
centre, and some right in the middle. Full of the unexplored and
less-appreciated areas of London, this stunning guide also includes
tips on how to plan and photograph your own prettycitylondon
experience, whether on foot or dreaming from afar.
Ritchie County, West Virginia, named for famed Richmond journalist
Thomas Ritchie, was originally founded in 1843 from portions of
Harrison, Lewis, and Wood Counties. In the late 19th century,
Ritchie County found itself directly on the Baltimore & Ohio
Rail Line. Early postcards from this era capture the county ripe
with natural resources and the grandeur of the quickly developing
region. The production of oil and natural gas has been a chief
source of development since the early 20th century and continues
today. The area is also known for its agricultural and
manufacturing developments including livestock, grain, glassware,
and lumber products.
South Africa’s scenic mountain routes offer travellers easy
passages into the rugged splendour of wild and remote areas where
nature reigns supreme. Many still follow ancient animal migration
routes; others are modern engineering masterpieces that challenge
gravity. South Africa’s Favourite Passes & Poorts provides a
detailed guide to more than 80 of the best-loved ones and is packed
with information to enrich readers’ driving experience, from fauna
and flora to the personalities behind the passes. Activities
highlighted in each area include hiking trails, mountain-biking
tracks and 4x4 routes. Each chapter ends with tips on where to eat
and stay, from bush camps and selfcatering cottages to luxury
lodges and hospitable guesthouses. Many passes can be done as
drives or weekend trips en route to some of South Africa’s most
popular holiday destinations; driving others is an adventure in
itself. Full-colour maps assist in travel planning, and the routes
and points of interest are well illustrated with colour
photographs. Marion Whitehead became a passionate pass chaser when
she worked as a tour guide in the Garden Route and Little Karoo. An
author and travel photojournalist now based in the Eastern Cape,
she loves roaming the countryside, driven by a nagging curiosity to
see what’s around the next bend!
Museums and Photography combines a strong theoretical approach with
international case studies to investigate the display of death in
various types of museums-history, anthropology, art, ethnographic,
and science museums - and to understand the changing role of
photography in museums. Contributors explore the politics and
poetics of displaying death, and more specifically, the role of
photography in representing and interpreting this difficult topic.
Working with nearly 20 researchers from different cultural
backgrounds and disciplines, the editors critically engage the
recent debate on the changing role of museums, exhibition
meaning-making, and the nature of photography. They offer new ways
for understanding representational practices in relation to
contemporary visual culture. This book will appeal to researchers
and museum professionals, inspiring new thinking about death and
the role of photography in making sense of it.
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True Russia
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Alexander Petrosyan
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Bondi Road
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Paul Freeman
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The fourth book in the Bondi series from photographer Paul Freeman
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.
With Kalahari Phototips, photographers will learn how to master
nature photography in arid regions in the company of Hannes
Lochner, the world's acknowledged expert in Kalahari nature
photography. The book is organised in the highly successful
Phototips format. It begins with an introduction to the arid
ecosystem of the Kalahari and the flora and fauna it nurtures, and
then moves chapter by chapter through the various 'tips'. Go out
and discover the beauty and ambience of this unique desert
environment!
Inspiring new design ideas from multiple award-winning Danish
fashion and interior designer Malene Birger. In this third volume
of her successful interior design series, Birger showcases four
houses and apartments she has recently furnished in England, Italy,
Greece and Spain. Alluring before-and-after shots trace the path
from proverbial white canvas to feel-good oasis. In addition, the
versatile globetrotter shows her own artwork and a new line of
jewellery that reflects her unique aesthetic visual language. The
final chapter of the book is devoted to the beginnings of her
latest remodeling project, a townhouse in Felanitx, a town on the
Balearic Island of Majorca. Text in English, German, French and
Spanish Also available by Malene Birger: Move and Work, ISBN
9783832798093, and Live and Work, ISBN 9783832794170.
Koreans first began to immigrate to Chicago at the turn of the 20th
century. Drawn to the Windy City in search of a better life for
themselves and their families, Korean Americans quickly began to
establish what has become a thriving community that remains active
and distinct. For the past 100 years, the Korean American community
has contributed greatly to the growth and development of the
Chicago metropolitan area-politically, culturally, and socially. In
this book Korean Americans in Chicago celebrate these contributions
with over 200 photographs that detail the various aspects of life
within the community.
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