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In this album, Mick Webber gathers some beautifully evocative
photographs showing buses, trams and trolleybuses of London
Transport at work during the period from 1933, when the
organisation was formed, until 1969. In doing so he shows changes
not only to transport in the capital but to London itself. Whilst
primarily a black and white album, there is also a 1950s colour
section. Much of the period covered by this book is looked back
with nostalgia as a golden age for transport interest, but the
times were often far from golden to live in. As the 1930s
progressed the threat of war increased, only to become reality at
the end of that period. With Britain at war in the first half of
the 1940s and struggling to recover in the second half, that decade
was difficult to live through for most Londoners. Poverty and
slum-dwelling was widespread and it was only in the 1960s that the
country fully recovered from the damage suffered by war. This was a
period of mass rebuilding - often in a style not appreciated today
- and parts of London were to change their appearance dramatically
from then on. Many of the places shown in this album are still very
recognisable today but others have changed completely.
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Multifaceted
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Hans W Fahrmeyer; Foreword by Arthur Lambert; Designed by King Redman
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Poudre Canyon
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Barbara Fleming, Malcolm Mcneill
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Lana'i
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Alberta De Jetley
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When you think of London, what do you see? The Houses of
Parliament? The bustle around Piccadilly Circus? Elegant Victorian
streets and squares? The Tate Modern? Or even Camden Market? With
London, there are so many different aspects to the city. In more
than 200 striking images, London celebrates the British capital,
from its famous landmarks to atmospheric alleyways, from the top of
the Shard to London Underground's lost ghost stations, from the
parks to the canals to the Thames. Exploring both the history and
modernity of the city, the book reveals the city's legacy as a
capital and a trading hub, but also looks at how the contemporary
city lives and breathes as a multi-ethnic metropolis. Presented in
a landscape format and with captions explaining the story behind
each entry, London is a stunning collection of images celebrating
the world's most interesting city.
Hot on the heels of a series of articles published in IdN Magazine
in 2005, is Neo-Photo, a photography book that is like no other.
This is an amazing survey of work created by a new generation of
photographers who use digital technology to combine the disciplines
of graphic design and film aesthetics. The images that result are
incredible indeed. Co-edited by parissydneytokyo, Neo-Photo
features a collection of international artists whose work pushes
the boundaries of the photographic medium and challenges the
traditional rules, approaches and perceptions of this demanding art
form. Photographers of note include Shun Kawakami, Jola Kudela,
Frank le Petit, Guillaume Dimanche plus many other great talents.
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Weaverville
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Tim W. Jackson, Taryn Chase Jackson
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