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China Obscura

Arriving 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...

The 1950s (Decades of the 20th Century)

A world in the icy grip of Cold War. The shadow of the Bomb. Little Rock and Notting Hill, the Hungarian Uprising, Suez and Cyprus. The conquest of space - all the triumph and tragedy of a tense and violent age....

Long Life to Your Children!: A Portrait of High Albania

"Offers fascinating and revealing views of this little-known corner of the turbulent Balkans. With a uniquely harmonious marriage of text and pictures, Senechal and Sherer illuminate many levels of Albanian society, from the city professionals to the remote mountain peasants. A noteworthy accomplishment". -- Estelle Jussim...

Decay

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Tepito bravo el barrio!: Fotografias de Francisco Mata

Showcasing the Mexico City neighborhood of Tepito, photographer Francisco Mata captures street life and culture in this collection that reveals the heart of a vibrant community—as well as the history, lifestyles, and people that define it.Dedicada al barrio de Tepito en la ciudad de México, el fotógrafo Francisco Mata se acerca a la cultura y vida local con retratos e imágenes de sus calles, sus oficios y las personas que la definen.  ...

Peggy Sirota: Surprise (Spezial Fotografie Portfolio No. 25)

The list of celebrities who have sat for New York-based photographer reads like a Who's Who in American show business. Sirota's works is highly distinctive, her approach unconventional, and she has an extremely intense relationship to her subjects. In fact, it is Sirota's autodidactic style, perhaps, which lies at the heart of her success. Many of these photos, originally published under the title Guess Who, are part of a series of enigmatic and misleading portraits of celebrities. By disguising...

America's Wilderness: The Photographs of Ansel Adams

The Photographs of Ansel Adams with the Writings of John Muir This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ansel Adams whose landmark early photographs of wild America, originally taken for the Works Progress Administration, fill the pages of this splendid volume. Adams' breathtaking images are accompanied by excerpts from the writings of Sierra Club founder John Muir, the renowned conservationist who devoted his life to celebrating and preserving the American wilderness....

Down East Maine: A World Apart

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The Scopes Trial: A Photographic History

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