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August Sander: 'In Photography There Are No Unexplained Shadows'Published to coincide with the National Portrait Gallery's exhibition of August Sander's portrait photography, this book offers a pictorial overview of Sander's work. With his life's work surveyed throughout the book, it includes a selection of his landscapes. The master of camera portraiture, August Sander began photographing people as a boy around the iron-ore mines of his German hometown. Through the course of his life, he built up a diverse catalogue of portraits, capturing people of all age... |
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August Sander: People of the 20th Century (7 Volume Set)Revered as a father of modern photography, August Sander (1876– 1964) so refined the art of portraiture that his moving images of his fellow countrymen have been heralded both as an important sociological document and a photographic masterpiece. But those images make up only a portion of this deluxe seven-volume set, which will stand as the definitive collection of Sander's considerable achievement. The books include some 150 never-before-seen images and essays by leading experts on the Ge... |
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Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920Throughout his tenure as a registry clerk with the Immigration Division of Ellis Island, Augustus F. Sherman systematically photographed more than 200 families, groups, and individuals while they were being held by customs for special investigations. This volume collects and provides an essential revaluation of Sherman's striking portraits, which predate August Sander's cataloging efforts by several years. A historical document of unprecedented worth, Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits ... |
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Aura Rosenberg: A Berlin ChildhoodAfter leaving Germany in 1932, Walter Benjamin wrote Berliner Kindheit Um Neunzehnhundert, a collection of 42 texts that functions as a childhood memoir, distilling the poignancy of a lost childhood from vividly remembered places, things and experiences. Arriving in Berlin with her husband and young daughter in 1991, Aura Rosenberg was introduced to Benjamin's memoir, and found herself moving, uncannily, through the very spaces Benjamin once had. Her goal became to produce photos to match each e... |
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Aurelio Amendola San Pietro (Italian Edition)... |
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Austin: Lone Star Rising"But still, in the mind's eye of those who love her, there is an enduring vision of Austin at first light, the Southwestern pastels of pink and white set against the green contours of the hills, that lingers pleasantly in the collective imagination. Everyone who lives in Austin, or even tarries for a visit, takes away a vision." Truly, Austin, Texas, is a city like no other. Eternally restless and turbulent, with gusto and trepidation forever existing in the same moment, it's where two Amer... |
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Australia: Continents of ContrastsLand of the kangaroo: a continent between jungle, outback and metropolis. -The perfect introduction to the spectacular "red continent". -Original panorama photography and expert texts by Australia specialists. -Historic photographs and maps provide a visually-rich history of the smallest continent. Australia, the island continent "down under," is unlike any other place on Earth. Let the stunning panorama photography of this deluxe, large-format volume seduce you with its rich,... |
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Australia: The Unique Continent (Cultural and Geographical Exploration)Text originally published in "National Geographic" discusses the geography, history, and people of the continent of Australia at the beginning of the twentieth century.... |
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Australian Colors: Images of the OutbackStartling, wry, lyrical, and beguiling photographs and passionate commentary document the landscape and people of Australia's interior in this panoramic volume. 331 color illustrations.... |
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