A photographic journey through the history of this epic
city
Samuel Johnson famously said that: "When a man is tired of London,
he is tired of life." London's remarkable history, architecture,
landmarks, streets, style, cool, swagger, and stalwart residents
are pictured in hundreds of compelling photographs sourced from a
wide array of archives around the world. London is a vast sprawling
metropolis, constantly evolving and growing, yet throughout its
complex past and shifting present, the humor, unique character, and
bulldog spirit of the people has stayed constant. This book salutes
all those Londoners, their city, and its history. In addition to
the wealth of images included in this book, many previously
unpublished, London's history is told through hundreds of
quotations, lively essays, and references from key movies, books,
and records.
From Victorian London to the Swinging 60s; from the Battle of
Britain to Punk; from the Festival of Britain to the 2012 Olympics;
from the foggy cobbled streets to the architectural masterpieces of
the millennium; from rough pubs to private drinking clubs; from
Royal Weddings to raves, from the charm of the East End to the
wonders of the Westminster; from Chelsea girls to Hoxton hipsters;
from the power to the glory: in page after page of stunning
photographs, reproduced big and bold like the city itself, London
at last gets the photographic tribute it deserves.
Photography by: Eve Arnold, Bill Brandt, Henri Cartier-Bresson,
Alvin Langdon Coburn, Donovan, Walker Evans, Roger Fenton, Bert
Hardy, Evelyn Hofer, Tony Ray Jones, Nadav Kander, Roger Mayne,
Linda McCartney, Don McCullin, Norman Parkinson, Martin Parr,
Irving Penn, Rankin, Grace Robertson, Lord Snowdon, William Henry
Fox Talbot, Juergen Teller, Wolfgang Tillmans, and many, many
others.
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