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Nadar: Gaspard-Felix Tournachon (55)This volume - investigating the work of a particular photographer, in this case, Nadar - 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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Ernst Haas in Black and White... |
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The High Himalaya-- The new book by Art Wolfe, internationally acclaimed nature photographer -- Intimate interviews with world-renowned climbers Ed Viesturs, Doug Scott, and Reinhold Messner -- 160 stunning full-color photographs Art Wolfe has achieved what few photographers have attempted -- capturing the spirit of the entire Himalayan region. This stunning collection of photographs presents not only breathtaking mountain landscapes, but also the flora, fauna, and culture of the highest mountain range in the wo... |
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Basic Photography'Basic Photography' is a longstanding international bestseller and continues to be the introductory textbook for photography courses throughout the world. Key features:practical assignments, so you can put into practice what you've learnedchapter summaries for easy revisiona clear and concise approach to essential photographic principles, assuming no prior knowledgecomprehensive coverage of both black and white photography, processing and printing; colour photography, digital manipulation and fi... |
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Black Beauty: A History and a CelebrationThrough over 150 color and black and white photographs and an engaging, informed text, Black Beauty discusses the position of blacks within the beauty hierarchy of the West, as well as the kinds of work available to black models within the past century. Author Ben Arogundade also offers insight to the ways in which certain styles of black beauty have been promoted above others. In considering black icons and celebrities from Marcus Garvey, Josephine Baker, and Muhammad Ali to Billy Dee Williams,... |
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Stranger PassingThe long awaited follow-up to Sternfeld's classic American Prospects, STRANGER PASSING is a fresh view of contemporary society that accompanies a major new exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. With an essay by celebrated novelist and humor writer Ian Frazier and another by Douglas R. Nickel, of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Stranger Passing is an in-depth look at the art of Joel Sternfeld.... |
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China ObscuraArriving in mainland China by chance just a day after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, young Chinese-American photographer Mark Leong was compelled to stay and explore with his camera's lens the fascinating contradictions of a rapidly changing but still intensely traditional Chinese society. Living in Beijing and traveling across China for the past fifteen years, he has captured images that astonish with their power and with his unprecedented access to both official and underground Chinese c... |
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Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11A Chicago Tribune Best Book of theYear The attack on the World Trade Center was the most watched event in human history. And the footage seen of that day came not only from TV cameras, but also from workers, tourists, and passersby, each of whose lives would change dramatically when confronted with the sight of the attacks. David Friend has uncovered the stories behind those images--from the street-level shots of the north tower crumbling to firefighters raising the American flag over the ru... |
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Vanishing Giants: Elephants of Asia... |

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