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Family: Photographers Photograph Their FamiliesDrawing from those same impulses that compel us all to take pictures of our family, this book considers the entirely unique response of photographers to their family and the significance of this work in the broader context of their photography. Family is a collection of c. 175 photographs by a wide range of photographers that consciously reflect on the experience of family. It presents the work of some of the earliest photographers to consider the subject, alongside those taking pictures of thei... |
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The Spirit of FamilyAn inspiring array of world-class photographs revealing the changing face of the American familyThe American family has undergone dramatic changes in the last two generations, as interfaith and interracial marriage, new gender and age configurations, and different roles have created increasingly complex emotional and spiritual bonds. In The Spirit of Family, Al and Tipper Gore chart this evolution in an entirely fresh way, with 260 black-and-white and color images from many of the country's most... |
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KinshasaDescription: "Both the camera and the pen, in a way, ultimately are colonial tools," writes Belgian anthropologist Filip De Boeck in the preface to this collaborative book with photographer Marie-Fran oise Plissart. They sought to overcome the inherent bias of their instruments and produce a work that provided a history not only of the physical and visible urban reality of Kinshasa, but also of a second, invisible city, one composed of the immaterial architecture and infrastructure, the place's ... |
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New York: Metropolis of the American Dream (Urban Tapestry Series)"From within America and from around the world people come to New York, as the song has it, `to be a part of it.' New York measures." So writes Martin Mayer in New York: Metropolis of the American Dream. New York is where "the people who want to be measured, whose pride tells them that they are the great ones, still want to come and show their stuff." In practically every realm of human endeavor, New York is the metronome that sets the tempo for excellence around the world. It is the tou... |
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Photography: A Cultural History (Trade Version)Providing a new perspective on many of the old stories in the history of photography, Mary Warner Marien's book is a provocative and informative read. She shows how the medium developed in various historical, economic, political, and cultural settings worldwide, and discusses the many uses to which photography has been put-from art to vernacular, documentary to photojournalism, and science to advertising. Incorporating new research not covered in any other survey, Marien thoughtfully explores... |
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Delta Nigeria: The Rape of ParadiseSoon after oil was discovered in the 1950s, a powerfulinternational oil industry developed. They are the world s 5thlargest exporter to the US, However the people are poor that live in this oil-rich land,and the environment that surrounds them is deadly - oil leaksand explosions abound, whilst the water supply is heavilycontaminated. In recent years, local guerillas in balaclavas and speed boatsand armed with enormous rounds of ammunition, have taken onthe oil companies. They demand the right to... |
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Purple Hearts: Back from IraqA Purple Heart is the token honor given to soldiers for their wounds. It makes them heroes. It is the title that Nina Berman has given to her photographs of American soldiers gravely wounded in the Iraq war, who have returned home to face life away from the waving flags and heroic send-offs. The images are accompanied by first-person interviews with the soldiers, who discuss their lives, reasons for enlisting, and experience in Iraq. They provide a glimpse into the myths of warfare as glorious s... |
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Jacob Riis (55)This volume - investigating the work of a particular photographer, in this case, Jacob Riis - comprises a 4000-word essay by an expert in the field, 55 photographs presented chronologically, each with a commentary, and a biography of the featured photographer.... |
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Moments: The Pulitzer Prize PhotographsThis book offers readers a dramatic visual chronicle of our times. These are unforgettable moments in history-five Marines raising the US flag in Iwo Jima in 1945, Babe Ruth's final salute to Yankee stadium in 1949, Lee Harvey Oswald wincing in pain as he is shot in 1964, President Ronald Reagan being tackled into his limousine after the 1982 assassination attempt. Captured by the lenses of top photographers, these 98 Pulitzer Prize winning photographs-combined with photo-timelines-paint a dram... |
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