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Return Afghanistan, Retour Afghanistan | |||
| Art | ||||
| (Photographs by) | ||||
| Aperture 2004 128 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1931788499 220x297mm | ||||
| Published Price £22.00 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| After 24 years in exile, Afghan-born photojournalist Zalmai returned to his homeland in 2003. This is a personal account, told in a series of outstanding colour photographs, of the country he rediscovered: a proud, independent nation devastated by war, famine and drought, whose people exist on a knife-edge of uncertainty yet display a resilience and optimism that are inspiring. With a foreword by Ruud Lubbers, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and an essay by Ron Moreau. Text in English and French. No jacket. | ||||
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A Photographic Journey through the Lands of the Bible | |||
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| Hilla and Max Moshe JacobyText by Tim Dowley (Photographs by) | ||||
| Hanssler 1997 256 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 3775130101 332x235mm | ||||
| Published Price | Sale Price £7.99 | |||
| Beginning in Sinai, photographers Max and Hilla Jacoby made a pilgrimage through 5,000 years of history, travelling past the Dead Sea, through Jordan and the ruins of Petra, to Judea, Bethlehem and the Sea of Galilee, ending their journey in Jerusalem. Their photographs offer powerful images of the biblical lands and stunning contrasts, from the caves of Qumran and the Roman ruins of Caesarea to the modern high-rise architecture of Tel Aviv. With text by Tim Dowley and foreword by Teddy Kollek, a former mayor of Jerusalem. | ||||
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There is No Eye | |||
| John Cohen Photographs | Art | |||
| John Cohen | ||||
| Powerhouse 2001 200 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1576871711 275x198mm | ||||
| Published Price £22.50 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| Musician, photographer and film-maker, John Cohen (b.1932) has photographed people, particularly musicians, in Peru, Greenwich Village, Kentucky bluegrass country and other strongholds of traditional music in America over five decades. This book is a selection from those images, together with Cohen's commentary on his own life of music, art and travel and his encounters with, among others, Jack Kerouac and the Beat poets, Roscoe Holcomb, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters. Introduction by Greil Marcus. | ||||
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Tribes | |||
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| Art Wolfe | ||||
| Thames & Hudson 1997 160 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0500542155 344x230mm | ||||
| Published Price £24.95 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| To celebrate the fast-disappearing traditions of dress and decoration in tribal societies, the renowned nature photographer Art Wolfe travelled the world documenting peoples such as the Masai and Samburu of Kenya, the Bomai and Huli of Papua New Guinea, the Quechua people of Peru and the richly tattooed Polynesian tribes. Wolfe offers a detailed commentary on the peoples depicted in his striking images and the book is introduced by a professor of anthropology, David Maybury-Lewis of Harvard University. | ||||
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Pursuing the Dream | |||
| What Helps Children and Their Families Succeed | Art | |||
| Stephen Shames; Kathy Goetz Wolf | ||||
| Aperture 1997 160 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0893817287 295x250mm | ||||
| Published Price £27.00 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Photography and accounts of community programs across the US that help children and families achieve emotional and financial stability with text describing programmes and quotes from parents, children and community workers. | ||||
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Private Enemy, Public Eye | |||
| The Work of Bruce Charlesworth | Art | |||
| Charles Hagen | ||||
| Aperture 1989 98 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0893813370 | ||||
| Published Price $24.95 | Sale Price £12.99 | |||
| Excerpts from Bruce Charlesworth's photo novellas and production stills from his videos, films and theatre work demonstrating his blend of mystery, beauty and bizarre, comic irony that made him one of the most challenging artists of his time. | ||||
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Phantoms | |||
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| James Laughlin | ||||
| Aperture 1995 64 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0893816132 | ||||
| Published Price £9.00 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Collected work by poet James Laughlin and photographer Virginia Schendler; Laughlin''s poetry blends the spirit of Latin poets with his ear for colloquial speech, while Schendler captures some of New York''s ironies and humour and the provocations of older parts of the city. | ||||
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Paul Strand | |||
| Essays on His Life and Work | Art | |||
| Maren Stange (Edited by) | ||||
| Aperture 1991 319 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0893814415 | ||||
| Published Price £16.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Paul Strand (1890-1976) achieved wide-reaching fame in his time, and his reputation continues to grow. Born in New York, he was most famous for his striking images from around the globe, including Egypt, Ghana and the Outer Hebrides. In these essays, 26 distinguished contributors examine the life and work of this quiet but intense man, who viewed photography as fine art, but who never forsook his own deeply felt political activism. | ||||
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Markings | |||
| Sacred Landscapes from the Air | Art | |||
| Marilyn Bridges (Photographs by) | ||||
| Aperture 1990 104 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0893814237 255x280mm | ||||
| Published Price £16.00 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Created by draughtsmen, sculptors and builders centuries ago, the markings and monuments featured in this book have kept their awe-inspiring power to this day. In a portfolio of superb aerial photographs, we see (as their creators never saw) the precision of the Nazca Lines in Peru, the sacred pyramids left by the Maya, the Native Americans' enigmatic earth-works and the colossal standing stones of prehistoric Britain. With four accompanying essays, this is a rare glimpse of artwork for the gods. | ||||
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In Our Own Image: The Coming Revolution in Photography | |||
| How Computer Technology is Changing our View of the World | Art | |||
| Fred Ritchin | ||||
| Aperture 1999 144 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0893818577 | ||||
| Published Price £10.95 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| An account of modern technology's impact on the world of photography arguing against the idea of creating and altering photographs using computers and demonstrating how governments and the media can manipulate information that is accepted as truth. | ||||
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From Adams to Stieglitz | |||
| Pioneers of Modern Photography | Art | |||
| Nancy Newhall | ||||
| Aperture 1999 178 pages | ||||
| Hardback 0893813729 | ||||
| Published Price £15.95 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Nancy Newhall (1908-1974) dedicated 30 years of her life to photography as a writer, scholar, critic and editor. During her career she formed friendships with many great photographers, including Paul Strand, Edward Weston, Ansel Adams and Alfred Stieglitz. In this collection of essays and journalism she writes with candour and a strong personal involvement about the pioneers of modern photography. The result: a book that is an intimate observation of the observers. | ||||
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Double Happiness | |||
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| Chien-Chi Chang | ||||
| Aperture 2005 144 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1931788561 | ||||
| Published Price £11.50 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Taiwanese photographer Chien-Chi Chang's work on the Taiwanese wedding industry tracing the process of importation of women from poorer Asian countries into Taiwan for brokered marriages following the process from selection and application to ceremony. | ||||
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Carrie Mae Weems | |||
| The Hampton Project | Art | |||
| Vivian Patterson | ||||
| Aperture 2000 96 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0893819131 307x235mm | ||||
| Published Price £22.50 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Photographer Carrie Mae Weems'' The Hampton Project which brings her concerns about identity, class, education and the legacy of slavery into a series of photographic banners making viewers reassess their own moral and ethnic boundaries. | ||||
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A Beginner's Guide to Digital Video | |||
| Art | ||||
| Peter Wells | ||||
| Ava 2004 144 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 2884790373 | ||||
| Published Price £16.95 | Sale Price £1.99 | |||
| A study of digital video production from shooting and editing to creating finished movies on disc or tape and streaming on the web demonstrating the potential of DV technology and demystifying the jargon and technical hype. | ||||
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Aquarium | |||
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| Diane Cook; Len Jenshell | ||||
| Aperture 2003 120 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1931788219 240x300mm | ||||
| Published Price £28.00 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| Photographic profiles of 25 international aquariums citing recent innovations in aquarium design and how they have expanded the potential of aquarium attractions and significantly impacted tourism. | ||||
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