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	Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin: Fig. Fig. features over 80 still lives, portraits and landscapes by London-based photographers Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin. Tracing connections between photography and British colonial acquisitiveness, they unearth and document weird arcana from Victorian collections in various public museums. As Broomberg and Chanarin themselves have observed: "the history of photography is intimately bound up with the idea of colonial power. Documentary photographers today have a worrying amount in common wi...
	The Best of Smash Hits: The 80s In its heyday in the mid to late 1980s, Smash Hits enjoyed a circulation of more than one million passionate readers. The Best of Smash Hits is for all those readers: a glorious, full-color celebration of all the best bits, and even better—some of the worst. Packed with such fascinating pop cultural documentation as the legendary Morrissey and Pete Burns joint interview, a minute-by-minute account of Live Aid, fashion tips from Max Headroom, and memories from those who worked on the publicatio...
	The Velvet Hammer Burlesque The Velvet Hammer Burlesque has put the tease back into striptease. Based inLos Angeles and founded by Michelle Carr, the infamous troupe kick-started thecurrent era of Neo-Burlesque and has caused a furore on stages worldwide. TheVelvet Hammer s shows are a potent cocktail that mixes elements from classicalAmerican revues with a post-feminist punk rock attitude. Their intricately choreographedand lovingly costumed performances have much more in commonwith the tradition of Vaudeville than with t...
	Living on the Edge: Amazing Relationships in the Natural World "Get rid of it, for gosh sakes! Get rid of it!" my aunt barked when she spied the garter snake latched onto my six-year-old arm. I then responded with, "No!" That's when everyone went silent until my aunt spoke out once again, "What do you mean 'no'? Why not?" As the tears continued to stream down my face, I answered back through an exaggerated and convulsing huff, "Because I love it!" It was then that Jeff Corwin was hooked. Whether it's serpents, lizards, crocs, or frogs, or any number of furr...
	Berlin: A Century of Change/Die Gesichter Des Jahrhunderts Through many hitherto unseen images the story of Berlin in the 20th century is told. Documenting the changes in the city from the viewpoint of the activities of its citizens: at work, leisure, home, protest and politics, this book provides a fascinating portrait of a city which is again in the process of reinventing itself....
	Fantasy Portrait Photography: Creative Techniques and Images These expert tips guide photographers through the creation of elaborate and fun portraits that reveal subjects as imaginatively rendered characters, such as a fairy princess, a 1950s greaser, or a 1940s Hollywood starlet. More than 60 acclaimed portraits are accompanied by a detailed discussion of each image-from planning the image with the client, building the set, and selecting the right costuming to styling the hair and adding makeup. The technical aspects of the images are also discussed, in...
	Winterreise This is a compelling, beautiful and sad road story: Luc Delahaye, photographer and melancholy storyteller, travels in winter across the dark landscape of Russia, where he looks into the private face of Russia's moral and social crisis. This is an exceptional body of work, bridging the divide between art and journalism. The photographs are poetic - simultaneously terrifying, exciting, intimate, moving and very revealing. They offer many pleasures despite the depressing subject matter of a nati...
	Kentucky 24/7 Take a visual journey through Kentucky! The extraordinary photographs showcased in Kentucky 24/7 are an extension of the America 24/7 project, an unprecedented digital photography venture that harnessed the talents of more than 25,000 local photographers in all 50 states. This remarkable book showcases 581 images adding up to a panoramic view of life across the Bluegrass State. You ll discover heartwarming photographs that perfectly capture the spirit of Kentucky, with images of: Miners chow...
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