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In December 1531 on the hill of Tepeyac in what is present-day
Mexico City an Indian named Juan Diego beheld an apparition of the
Mother of God. With the attire and features of an Indian maiden and
addressing Juan Diego in his native tongue she instructed him to
tell the bishop to build a shrine on that spot. As a sign she left
her image on his cloak - the miraculous image of Our Lady of
Guadalupe. Drawing on a lifetime of reflection Father Virgil
Elizondo has written Guadalupe, an account of the story and meaning
of one of the most powerful religious symbols of our day. For
centuries Guadalupe has served as one of the sustaining symbols of
Mexican, Latin American, and U.S. Hispanic identity and
spirituality. But more than that, in this lyrical and inspiring
work Elizondo shows that Our Lady of Guadalupe has an even wider
significance and relevance to the church universal at the dawn of a
new millennium.
The renowned World Press Photo Foundation ("Connecting the world to
the stories that matter") publishes a compilation of prizewinning
press photographs each year. Carefully selected from thousands of
entries, they present the most celebrated, powerful, moving, and
often disturbing images from around the world, often putting a face
on conflicts in far-flung places and reminding us of our shared
humanity. The 2022 Yearbook, bringing together the best press
photographs from 2021, will reflect the joy, anguish, and upheaval
of this incredible year.
Britain's love of its pleasure beaches gave rise to a peculiar
holiday culture - the seaside. Here a usually reserved nation would
let its hair down, roll up its trousers, put on a kiss-me-quick hat
and laugh at bawdy entertainers. From Victorian sobriety and
Edwardian elegance through working-class high spirits to the
present day, this book celebrates the place that the seaside holds
in all our hearts. PA Photos is the photography arm of the PA
Group, which also owns the Press Association, the UK's national
news agency. Established in the late 19th Century, the PA has been
capturing editorial photography for 140 years, resulting in an
extraordinary archive of over 15 million images recording British
life over more than a century.
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Magnum Dogs (Hardcover)
Magnum Photos; Introduction by Jonny Clowes
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Magnum Dogs is the ultimate collection of canine photography for
the discerning dog lover, bringing together a brilliantly diverse
and cheering selection that showcases the visual wit and skill of
the Magnum team. It features some 180 photographs of dogs from
across the world, organized into five thematic chapters -
Streetwise, Best in Show, At the Beach, Behind the Scenes and It's
a Dog's Life. Canine encounters include immaculately coiffured
showdogs captured in wryly observed photography from the likes of
Martin Parr and Harry Gruyaert, or intimate glimpses of Hollywood
stars alongside their trusted, four-legged confidants, as seen
through the lenses of Eve Arnold and Dennis Stock. Whether
depicting strays roaming the streets of Colombia or pampered
pooches lounging in Parisian apartments, these photos brim with
affection, humour and insight into the human as well as canine
condition. Packaged in an irresistible gift format, this is the
perfect book not just for fans of the very best photography of
dogs, but for anyone, around the world, who is a 'dog person' at
heart. With 180 illustrations in colour
Matisse and Picasso by Robert Capa, Takashi Murakami by Olivia
Arthur, Warhol and de Kooning by Thomas Hoepker, Bonnard by Henri
Cartier-Bresson, Sonia Delaunay by Herbert List, Kiki Smith by
Susan Meiselas, and many more. For the first time, Magnum Artists
brings together a collection of over 200 photographs that define
the unique relationship between the world's greatest photography
collective and the world's greatest artists.
Magnum Photos marks its 70th anniversary in 2017. Thames &
Hudson has enjoyed exceptional commercial success and critical
acclaim in its collaborative ventures with Magnum, notably with
Magnum Magnum and Magnum Contact Sheets, which have combined sales
of over 200,000 copies to date across eleven languages. With their
70th anniversary in 2017, Magnum Photos has entered into an
exclusive agreement with Thames & Hudson for the creation of a
range of paper-based gift products. Created with Magnum's full
involvement and collaboration, and with each product aimed at
either the active photographer or those who simply love great
photography, these beautifully produced gifts will connect the
Magnum brand with a greater global audience than ever before.
Beginning in 1962, the World Press Photo Foundation has had an
annual book published, featuring all prize-winning entries. 2020's
Yearbook will prove to be another must-have edition, bringing
together the very best press photographs from 2019, carefully
selected from thousands of powerful, moving and sometimes
disturbing images.
Magnum Photos marks its 70th anniversary in 2017. Thames &
Hudson has enjoyed exceptional commercial success and critical
acclaim in its collaborative ventures with Magnum, notably with
Magnum Magnum and Magnum Contact Sheets, which have combined sales
of over 200,000 copies to date across eleven languages. With their
70th anniversary in 2017, Magnum Photos has entered into an
exclusive agreement with Thames & Hudson for the creation of a
range of paper-based gift products. Created with Magnum's full
involvement and collaboration, and with each product aimed at
either the active photographer or those who simply love great
photography, these beautifully produced gifts will connect the
Magnum brand with a greater global audience than ever before.
From the people who brought you Awkward Family Photos and Prank
Packs come 35 wildly funny prank postcards that you never knew you
needed. Confuse and amuse friends and family with these
absurd-yet-realistic advertisements, announcements, and holiday
cards. A postcard for almost any occasion-from baby showers to
retirement parties-they'll make your loved ones scratch their head
before exploding with laughter. Just add a stamp to send them,
display them proudly in your home, or sneak them onto someone's
wall for a guaranteed grin. These prank postcards are so silly
they're hilarious.
Since 1955, the annual World Press Photo Contest has set the
standard in visual journalism. The 2023 Yearbook showcases the most
striking press photographs and compelling reports from 2022,
carefully selected from thousands of entries by six regional and
one global jury of acclaimed independent professionals. Providing a
diversity of perspectives from all over the world, the awarded
works bear witness to the events that shaped this past year, and
document in long-term projects the ongoing issues we face.
Recognizing the importance of photojournalism and documentary
photography at a time, when the truth is contsted, the awarded
images share courageous stories and present invaluable insights -
from war, and the struggle for civil rights and political
empowerment, to the visible impact of the climate crisis that could
be felt in 2022 more acutely than ever.
The island of Melos in the Cyclades has a rich archaeology having
played an important part in prehistory and throughout history. But
owing to its unique geology it is also home to a wide array of
rocks and minerals which have been exploited since the first human
occupation of the island. This book is about the archaeology of the
minerals industries of Melos in antiquity. The localities of their
extraction and the type of processing they may have been subject to
have been reconstructed on the basis of archaeological evidence. At
the site of Aghia Kyriaki, SE Melos, there is evidence for
large-scale exploitation of alum in the Late Roman period, its
processing in large shallow vessels and packaging into amphorae;
there is also evidence for the use of geothermal energy there and
in neighbouring Palaeochori Bay; there are phreatic explosions near
the sulphur mines at Fyrlingos; finally, there are the egkoila of
Melos, the rock-cut cavities carved out of the island's ubiquitous
white altered volcanic rock which gave rise to its minerals. The
ancient texts and epigraphic evidence also take centre stage,
depicting the nature of Melian society from the momentous events of
416BC to the Late Roman period. This book will have wide appeal to
archaeologists and historians, to geologists and mineralogists and
to all those interested in the island or just visiting it.
South Korea, with its craggy hillsides, gnarled trees, and ancient
temples, is steeped in tradition yet, at the same time, is
thoroughly modern the tenth-ranking industrial power in the world.
Its capital city, Seoul, is one of the most populous cities in the
world and home to such cutting-edge buildings as the Samsung Tower
Palace.The beautiful landscape and day-to-day details of life in
South Korea are depicted here in images taken by the photographers
of Magnum the famed cooperative whose members are among the
greatest photographers of our time. Here we see a rich culture that
both respects a dynamic cultural history and celebrates the latest
trends in fashion, technology, and architecture. These
extraordinary photographs are set in their historical context by an
insightful text by historian Bruce Cumings."
This major work presents a remarkable sequence of photo-stories
from pioneering photo agency VII, documenting world history as we
have experienced it since the end of the Cold War. The 11
extraordinarily talented photographers who make up this agency work
at the cutting edge of digital photojournalism, committed to
recording social and cultural change as it happens around the
world.
"Questions Without Answers" is an ambitious book featuring a
strikingly broad selection of photo stories. Photos documenting
Barack Obama giving a speech on Afghanistan to American troops sit
alongside a collection of portraits featuring famous cultural
figures such as David Bowie and Bernardo Bertolucci. We move from
an exploration of the spread and impact of AIDS in Asia to
dispatches from the current economic crisis and its effect on those
working in finance. The crucial work done by VII in documenting
conflict - environmental, social and political, both violent and
non-violent - is also represented, including stories from the war
in Iraq, the crisis in Darfur and the terrible events of 9/11.
With an introduction by the eminent David Friend, "Vanity Fair"'s
editor of creative development and the former director of
photography of "Life" magazine, this book is an important, moving
and compelling record of the world we live in.
On September 11, 2001, the photographer Abbas watched the World
Trade Center towers fall in New York live on Siberian TV. It
spurred him to begin a journey through the Islamic world that would
last seven years. The photographs published here are the final
result of that project. Born in Iran, Abbas casts a sharp eye over
a world seen by few from the West. Seeking out people and places
that have been overlooked by others, he reveals far more and in
greater depth than photojournalists who focus on flashpoints or who
race to break the latest news. Abbas is acclaimed for his special
ability to freeze a moment in a particular social or political
conflict, to frame actions or gestures that instantly become
emblematic: what he calls the suspended moment. Recording a route
through sixteen countries including Iran, Iraq, Lebanon,
Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Indonesia,
Thailand, Kenya, and Zanzibar Abbas s pictures and the excerpts
from his candid diary reflect the undercurrents of global
disturbance, uncertainty, and threat. Yet there are gleams of
optimism, too a wedding, an impromptu ball game that remind us of
Abbas s gift as a humane interpreter of our existence.
From the beginning of her modeling career in 1944 as Norma Jeane
Mortensen to her death as the voluptuous Hollywood icon in 1962,
Marilyn Monroe posed for thousands of modeling and publicity
photos, scores of which have long been forgotten or abandoned in
neglected studio archives. This book collects 100 of the rarest of
the rare, seldom previously seen images of her brief modeling
career, early days on the 20th Century Fox lot, then in candids
between scene takes and traveling as a public figure as the wife of
Arthur Miller and Joe DiMaggio. For the Monroe fans who think that
they have seen it all, this book will provide a new lens on a
beloved American icon.
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