Photographs at the Edge - Vittorio Sella and Wilfred Thesiger (Hardcover)

An illustrated look at two early-twentieth-century explorers whose work took them to deserts and mountain peaks, coinciding with the rise of modern photography along the way. Vittorio Sella (1859-1943) was the foremost mountaineering photographer of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, producing widely celebrated images of K2 and other famed peaks. Sir Wilfred Thesiger (1910-2003) was a writer, photographer, and explorer, whose greatest journey took him across the Rub' al Khali, a vast desert encompassing much of the Arabian Peninsula. In his new book, Roger Hartl considers these two far-flung figures side by side, telling the stories of two influential explorers through their bibliographic and photographic work, and creating a tapestry where exploration, writing, and image-making all conjoin. As Hartl shows in this richly illustrated volume, the triumphs of Sella and Thesiger coincided with the end of a golden age of geographical exploration and with the rise of photography as we know it today.

General

Imprint:	Grolier Club Of New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2022
Authors:	Roger Hartl • David Breashears • Alexander Maitland • Levison Wood
Dimensions:	290 x 248 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-60583-098-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > General
LSN:	1-60583-098-4
Barcode:	9781605830988

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