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Atget, Paris (Taschen 25th Anniversary Edition)Eugene Atget roamed the streets with his bulky large format camera, systematically cataloguing turn-of-the-century Old Paris down to the very smallest details. His skilled, wonderfully atmospheric photos of Paris' parks, buildings, streets, store windows, prostitutes, workers, and even door handles are a joy to behold.... |
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Atget: Paris in DetailThe works of French photographer Eugene Atget (1857-1927) can be considered as prototypes for some of the great aesthetic movements (cubism, surrealism, conceptualism) that continue to influence modern and contemporary art. His detailed visual record of Paris and its environs were sold to painters to use as source material, and later to institutions dedicated to the preservation of the city's past. The Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs in Paris acquired nearly 1800 poetic images of decorative det... |
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Athens (Photopocket)Greece boasts an unrivalled historical and cultural legacy that is nowhere more apparent than in its capital, yet Athens also functions as a bustling, modern city. In this collection of striking black and white images, Vassilis Gonis manages to capture the paradox of life in a city full of contradictions, of crowded cafés and ancient ruins, age-old religious processions and big city sprawl. His walks through the city's streets are reflected here in engaging images of everyday life shot close-up... |
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AthleteIn such uniquely visionary books as Water Dance, Pool Light, Passion & Line, and Nude Body Nude, Howard Schatz has established himself as one of the great photographers of the human form. Working primarily with dancers, Schatz has been particularly attracted to form shaped by function. Now, in Athlete, he reaches the zenith of his photographic paean to the human body, creating an astonishing record of the specialized forms both adapted to the wide spectrum of sport and shaped by fiercely focused... |
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Athlone: In Old PhotographsThis wonderful collection of photographs is a chronicle of social life in Athlone from the 1890s to the present day. The main emphasis is on the period 1940-80. The book recalls the town's commercial, sporting and artistic life with nostalgia and affection. Gearoid O'Brien has assembled a remarkably wide selection of images, all of them drawn from private sources and most of them never seen before in print.... |
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Atlantic Canada (Canada Series)About the Canada series: As expansive as Canada itself, this outstanding series captures outstanding views of panoramic landscapes, brilliant city skylines, and picturesque communities. Each volume focuses on a city or province and features 96 pages and 70 stunning images by internationally renowned photographers, plus descriptive captions. ... |
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Attack on GazaOn Saturday December 27th 2008 the Israeli army launcheda sudden attack on Gaza. It was in contrast to the attack onLebanon in August 2006, which by comparison was judged to bebadly planned and unsuccessful; its objectives to bring Hamas tosubmission for their rocket launches over the past eight years intoIsrael. After its own foreign minister said that Israel s army hadbeen allowed to go wild there, the sense of morality thatshould accompany conflict and violence seems to have beenlost. Here we... |
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Attilio Gigli: PassersbyIn the tradition of documentary photography, that form of the medium that depends so heavily on its direct relationship with reality, Attilio Gigli has photographed a series of figures of passers-by in different urban or suburban settings. They are female figures captured in everyday moments, frozen in ordinary attitudes and gestures. Gigli does not emphasize any particular situation nor does he intend to make these figures the protagonists of some event. And herein lies the particularly contemp... |
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Augenblicke DES Jahrhunderts: Meisterwerke Der Reportagefotografie Von Associated Press (German Edition)... |
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