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Rough Beauty"This book's title, Rough Beauty, conveys Anderson's conviction that the hard scrabble lives of most of the residents of Vidor, Texas, are worthy of our attention, but it also conveys that he does not seek to beautify their lives by removing the crude edges." -- Anne Wilkes Tucker A powerful photographic documentation of the people and places a poor and isolated town in rural southeast Texas, most known for its long history as a KKK town. Begun in fall 2003 and completed in early 2006 (aft... |
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Sunflowers (Introducing Courage Gift Editions)Here's a beautiful gift book, stunningly illustrated, that delivers a positive message of renewal and strength. With their exuberant beauty, sunflowers are among nature's most cheerful and steadfast blossoms, standing tall in the fields as they turn their faces gracefully toward the sun. Filled with exquisite artwork, wise insights, and timeless observations about the simple pleasures of nature from writers, philosophers, artists, poets, and musicians, Sunflowers is sure to bring a smile to anyo... |
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Intimate: Nudes by Marc BaptisteThe award-winning and renowned photographer behind the lens of Beautiful, Marc Baptiste offers us another very intimate look at women. Baptiste's inspired, unique, and sensual classicism is bolder than ever in Intimate. Surpassing standard portraiture, his photographs manifest a strong eroticism while incorporating the cinematic power of his fashion work. Intimate highlights Baptiste's passionate, intelligent, and seductive approach to capturing the essence of femininity and beauty. This book is... |
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Landscape: Photographs of Time and PlaceLandscape is a revelation for photographers and nature lovers alike—a celebration of Earth's incredible and diverse beauty, with well over 100 images from around the world, coupled with illuminating text on the evolution of landscape photography dating back to the 19th century. In all, this is an indispensable and truly extraordinary book that is as thought-provoking as it is visually stunning.... |
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Touched by Fire: A National Historical Society Photographic Portrait of the Civil WarThis two-in-one volume features 1,200 rare photos of the soldiers, their machines, and the country the Civil War ravaged. The book focuses on the leaders and the infantry, the ideologies of the governments at war, the aspirations of the people that supported them, and the devastation wreaked on the nation.... |
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Izima Kaoru: Landscapes With a CorpseEdgar Allan Poe wrote, "The death of a beautiful woman is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world." Ophelia, Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina are evidence that other writers and artists have agreed. Fusing Poe's sentiment with the Buddhist imperative to muse daily on one's own death, Japanese photographer Izima Kaoru asks Japanese and European actresses and models to collaborate with him in staging their own demises. The resulting images bring a melancholic palate and impeccable techn... |
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Afghanistan: A Darkness VisibleAfghanistan is a collection of stunning, lyrical photographs from an acclaimed, prize-winning photojournalist. From 1994 to 2006, Seamus Murphy photographed the effects of the Taliban regime, the tumultuous years of civil war, and the historical elections following the fall of the Taliban. Alongside scenes of war and politics, his magnificent photographs capture intimate images of domesticity, work, and leisure. Seamus Murphy has won six World Press Photo awards and has receive... |
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Illustrated True Crime: A Photographic Record... |
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20th Century PhotographyThis text offers all the important photographers of the 20th century listed in alphabetical order, from Ansel Adams to Piet Zwart, with images and biographical information.... |
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