Za Zine
In 2021 after recreational marijuana was legalized in New York, an onslaught of guerilla smoke shops that sold weed began opening all over the city, beating any state-sanctioned dispensaries to the market. Almost overnight, it felt like every empty storefront was a smoke shop and every deli had added weed to their inventory. In an immediately over saturated market with accessibility like never before, the question of how to make your product stand out arose. The answer? Branding! This shift from black market to commercial led to an unprecedented emphasis on visuals for the weed being purchased, a renaissance of sorts. Never before seen strains whose names and designs played on current events, pop culture, lifestyles, luxuries and vices started showing up everywhere while more traditional strains like Sour Diesel or Gorilla Glue suddenly garnered an infinite amount of new visual interpretations. Soon enough, these bags were littered all over the streets and it became clear that they were, in most cases, unrelated to the strain of weed inside and served mostly as a visual aid - like a trading card. These bags were notably original and inventive, with seemingly endless variations of subject matter that felt completely unique to this moment of New York history. Za Zine is a collection of these bags found by Louis in New York between November 2023 and February 2024.
Enso: What Is Beheld
"These photographs/photograms are to be considered 'chemical calligraphy' unique, split-toned gelatin silver prints....These works are truly a mirror, a visual representation of my inner or emotional self at the moment they were drawn, what Alfred Stieglitz referred to as 'Equivalents.'--David Scheinbaum "In this remarkable collection of David Scheinbaum's ensōs, brushstrokes appear under a kind of starlight in a darkroom--what we witness is a miraculous unfolding of light and dark dancing through moments of time, coming and going in a vast landscape of being and non-being. The images startle our attention into a state of wakefulness, a flurry of feelings that often settle into a quiet awe, curiosity, wondering. What is it we are seeing?"--Ninso John High Ensō (Zen circle) represents enlightenment. Creating ensō art is contemplative, the drawings meditative. The word "ensō" in Japanese refers to a circle that is hand drawn, often in one single brushstroke movement and one single breath. The ensō circle can be open or closed, representing either "complete" or "openness." It symbolizes the complete cycle of life, birth, death, and rebirth. The ensō can also express our totality of being. It is the direct expression of this moment-as-it-is. It is believed that the character of the artist is fully exposed in the way their ensō is drawn. Quarantining during the COVID pandemic offered photographer David Scheinbaum the removal of life's distractions and the time and focus to embark on a long-desired path to work camera-less. Using the tools of a Zen calligrapher and darkroom chemistry, Scheinbaum's creative process involved exposure of photographic paper, using various brush types brushing on chemistry under a dim safelight, sometimes using fixer, other times developer, at times both. His technique varied with each image. This beautiful book presents a selection of Scheinbaum's ensō drawings with an insightful essay by Zen monk and poet Ninso John High and an introduction by Zen calligrapher, teacher, author, and Buddhist translator Kazuaki Tanahashi. The book includes examples of Tanahashi's and High's recognizable vibrant colored ensōs.,
Trains of Alabama
Teenager Brayden Dexter Greene has traveled North Alabama collecting photos of his favorite trains and railroad settings. From the peculiar freight engines of Amtrak to the beautiful Heritage Units of Norfolk Southern to the new rebuilds of CSX locomotives, Brayden chronicles both the commonplace and unusual trains crisscrossing the state, carrying passengers and freight. He takes a close look at some notable shortlines, such as the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad out of Gadsden and the Huntsville & Madison County Railroad Authority, which locks down its engines in the downtown area of Huntsville. Backgrounds include Birmingham's famous Sloss Furnaces and several notable railyards, including the CSX Boyles Yard in Tarrant, the Norfolk Southern Norris Yard in Irondale, and the BNSF East Thomas Yard in Birmingham. Featuring an introduction by renowned wildlife photographer and author of Journey Through the Lens Angie Birmingham, Brayden's collection tells the stories behind Alabama's rail history. Still, the images are the stars here, those mighty trains that move the world even as they inspire the passions of one teen who shares his favorites in Trains of Alabama!
Floss
FLOSS comprises a collection of monographs showcasing retrospective photographs by Roger Erickson, highlighting Hip Hop and Rock'n Roll music from the 1990s.These uniquely stylized images explore the aspirational, unrestrained and often extravagant nature of artists during an era when Hip Hop culture burst into international prominence. His wholly original vision captures the vitality of urban music, arts and culture in the '90s. Often delving into the psyche of these personages for his inspiration, crafting iconic conceptual portraits that have become synonymous with the recording artists. The celebrities include Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre, Eminem, Joan Jett, Neil Young, Ozzy Osbourne, Ice Cube, Lil'KIm, Chaka Khan, LL Cool J, Fat Joe, Da Brat, Ja Rule, Nelly, EVE, and many more.
An Illustrated Journal of the Umbers
I call them Umbers... These creatures which can be found hiding in plain sight and in the margins of books and shadows... Part of the magic we often lose as we 'grow up'. What is lost can be found, if we take the time to look. This journal can be enjoyed for the art...it can be a spark for imagination, for creation. You can make it your own and add notes and stories and names or color and drawings of your own! Above all stay creative friends! This adventure has just begun!
Meeting Your Magnificence
What if the answers exist not in the world around you-but inside you? Life coach and ordained minister Carolyn Golbus and floral photographer Gary Gleason come together in a collaboration full of spiritual wisdom and love to help readers live from their higher selves, honor their desires, and truly live in joy. Each page-long chapter contains a spiritual message accompanied by immediately applicable exercises and original, mesmerizing floral photography that remind us to pause and look closely-you are exactly as you are meant to be. A guidebook as insightful as it is visually stunning, Meeting Your Magnificence: 111 Ways to Live from Your Higher Self is a must-have companion for modern-day readers on the path of awakening.
Impressions of the Land
Vivienne Silver-Brody, eine der wenigen Sammlerinnen von Fotografien in Israel, hat 羹ber vier Jahrzehnte eine facettenreiche fotografische Geschichte des Landes in Aufnahmen von Pal瓣stina/Eretz Israel aus der Zeit vom 19. Jahrhundert bis zur Jahrtausendwende zusammengetragen. Erstmals werden rund 300 der eindrucksvollsten Aufnahmen namhafter und unbekannter Fotograf*innen pr瓣sentiert. Sie lassen die Geschichte des Landes lebendig werden, die von den Menschen, die es ihr Zuhause nennen, geteilt wird. F羹r den zweiten Teil des Buches hat Silver-Brody 60 Personen - Fotograf*innen, Wissenschaftler*innen, K羹nstler*innen, Kurator*innen und Sammler*innen mit unterschiedlichem religi繹sem, kulturellem und nationalem Hintergrund - gebeten, einen kurzen Essay zu einer Fotografie zu schreiben. So ergibt sich eine faszinierende Erz瓣hlung 羹ber Pal瓣stina/Eretz Israel. Eine einzigartige Fotografie-Sammlung erstmals pr瓣sentiert Eine fotografische Geschichte des Landes Israel als ein Ort des Zusammenlebens Fotografien von Yaacov Ben Dov, Alfons, Himmelreich, Hanna Safieh, Drora Spitz, Moi Ver u.v.m.
Why Am I Sad
An exploration of the complex interplay between mental health and artistic expression. In Why am I Sad? Dana Stirling embarks on an exploration of the complex interplay between mental health and artistic expression. "Growing up I spent most of my time in my room, wherein loneliness pervaded both within and beyond its walls. Family failed to provide solace; instead, it became a source of stress, anxiety, and a prevailing sadness. Often unspoken in my family, my mother's battle with clinical depression cast a shadow that took years to fully comprehend." Through navigating her own emotions, the project assumes a broader cultural significance, transcending personal narratives to engage with universal discourse on mental health. The visual diary created through photography becomes a testament to the transformative power of art, revealing layers of vulnerability, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of meaning. It underscores the importance of acknowledging mental health challenges within social contexts and highlights the role of artistic expression as a vehicle for healing and understanding.
Tina Barney: Family Ties
Tina Barney's keenly observed portraits offer a window into a rarified world of privilege with sixty large-format works imbued with a spontaneity and intimacy that remind us of what we hold in common.	In the late 1970s, Tina Barney began a decades-long exploration of the everyday but often hidden life of the New England upper class, of which she and her family belonged. Photographing close relatives and friends, she became an astute observer of the rituals common to the intergenerational summer gatherings held in picturesque homes along the East Coast. Developing her portraiture further in the 1980s, she began directing her subjects, giving an intimate scale to her large-format photographs. These personal, often surreal, scenes present a secret world of the haute bourgeoisie--a landscape of hidden tension found in microexpressions and in, what Barney calls, the subtle gestures of "disruption" that belie the dreamlike worlds of patrician tableaux.Family Ties collects sixty large-format portraits from the three decades that defined Barney's career--accompanying the first retrospective exhibition of the artist in Europe at the Jeu de Paume, Paris. The book includes an essay by Quentin Bajac, the exhibition's commissioner and director, as well as an interview with the artist by Sarah Meister, the executive director of Aperture, and a text by the artist James Welling. These texts illuminate the artist's approach to large-format photography, her ongoing interest in the rituals of families, and her personal ideas of composition, color, and the complex relationship between photography and painting.Tina Barney: Family Ties is copublished by Aperture and Atelier EXB.
Northern Plains Native Americans
Investigate the history of the North Dakota Native Americans in both dress and demeanor in thiscompelling photographic portrait of the never-before photographed peoples by a world classphotographer working uniquely in colloidal glass plate portraits in this his third volume in a planned four-volumeseries.
Navigating the Waves
A vital exploration of postrevolution Cuban photography, tracing the evolution of artists' perspectives and strategies while offering rare insights for US audiences This book presents an exciting look at the extraordinary Madeleine P. Plonsker Collection of postrevolution Cuban photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Emphasizing the years since 1990, it aims to shed light on the Cuban people and their artistic achievements featuring photographs by forty-seven photographers. These images trace the evolution of photographic expression in recent decades, from celebration of the Cuban Revolution to social and political critique, particularly after the collapse of the Soviet Union prompted perilous economic conditions in the 1990s. By examining individual identity, the body and spirit, Afro-Cuban heritage, and the margins of society, this catalogue celebrates the Cuban photographers who created powerful personal expressions while navigating the changing prescriptions and proscriptions of official cultural policy. As a result, it offers new scholarship on the evolution of Cuban photography while fostering a greater understanding of Cuba and its culture. Distributed for The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Exhibition Schedule: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (September 29, 2024-August 3, 2025)
A Career of Japan
A Career of Japan is the first study of one of the major photographers and personalities of nineteenth-century Japan. Baron Raimund von Stillfried was the most important foreign-born photographer of the Meiji era and one of the first globally active photographers of his generation. He played a key role in the international image of Japan and the adoption of photography within Japanese society itself. Yet, the lack of a thorough study of his activities, travels, and work has been a fundamental gap in both Japanese- and Western-language scholarship. Based on extensive new primary sources and unpublished documents from archives around the world, this book examines von Stillfried's significance as a cultural mediator between Japan and Central Europe. It highlights the tensions and fierce competition that underpinned the globalising photographic industry at a site of cultural contact and exchange - treaty-port Yokohama. In the process, it raises key questions for Japanese visual culture, Habsburg studies, and cross-cultural histories of photography and globalisation.A Career of Japan is the winner of the 2nd Professor Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Studies (Kreiner Award)."Luke Gartlan's book is a compelling and enjoyable read, and contributes major new perspectives to the growing field of Meiji photography. It will certainly be the authoritative work on Raimund von Stillfried, but it is also impressive for its contributions to other important areas of Meiji cultural studies, including representations of the emperor, photography of Hokkaido, and world's fairs." Bert Winther-Tamaki (University of California, Irvine)
The Photography Bible
Covering all of the essentials, this book is all you need to master photography. Created by expert professional photographer Michael Freeman, who has sold over 4 million copies of his books worldwide, this convenient book is divided into the four essential areas for photographers to understand; the exposure, light & lighting, composition and editing. It's quick and easy to refer to in the field, or by the computer - wherever and whenever you need some expert tips to help you create the perfect image, this is the book you need. In a convenient take-anywhere format, this book packs in a lot of value for anyone interested in photography, and without skimping on quality. You'll find how to get great portraits, perfect landscapes and take outstanding artistic compositions along with important information for whatever camera you choose. A perfect accompaniment for anyone interested in photography, The Photography Bible will help sharpen you lens whatever the situation.
Jazz Habana
In this photographic collection, seven photographers who have built their artistic reputation documenting Cuban jazz over the years, bring together images celebrating musicians who have performed at Jazz Plaza - Havana's annual international jazz festival. These photographers present very personal, subjective views on the jazz performances that they document. The images themselves becoming silent participants in the events they show, demonstrating that without photography, jazz would not be the same. Introduced by Pablo Rigal, with an exclusive interview with Bobby Carcass矇s, founder of Jazz Plaza.Seven photographers are featured - all of them active in Havana's cultural scene, and with years of experience photographing jazz performances: Abel Carmenate, Xavier Carvajal, Maite Fern獺ndez, Elio Miniello, Enirque 'Kike' Smith, Gonzalo Vidal and Jorge Villa.The book is full of colour and black & white photographs of Cuban and international jazz musicians.Hardback, 96 pages.
Forever Elizabeth
- Includes many rare and unseen photos of Elizabeth Taylor- Features images from the archives of eight top photographers: Douglas Kirkland, Milton Greene, Gered Mankowitz, Norman Parkinson, Eva Sereny, Terry O'Neill, Gary Bernstein and Greg Brennan- Introduction by famed illustrator and caricaturist, Robert Risko"...I was pretty sure I had seen it all and would not find anything new in the book. I am delighted to report I was wrong."- Marion Fasel, The Adventurine "...a combination of excellent photographic professionalism and the infinite beauty of the star, who together gave birth to a real work of art." - Di Redazione, Harper's Bazaar Italia "An extraordinary collection of photographs that celebrates one of Hollywood's most iconic faces." - Donato D'Aprile, L'Officiel Italy "An intimate look at a Hollywood icon." - Closer "Bling, boobs & booze: She was famous for her diamonds, her tempestuous love for Richard Burton and her luminous acting. Now, a book of iconic images peels away the layers to reveal the woman behind the legend."- Roger Lewis, Daily Mail ?Elizabeth Taylor was the face of classic Hollywood. As one of the 20th century's most loved stars, her image is instantly recognizable the world over. ACC Art Books and Iconic Images proudly present the work of eight wonderful photographers -- Douglas Kirkland, Milton Greene, Gered Mankowitz, Norman Parkinson, Eva Sereny, Terry O'Neill, Gary Bernstein and Greg Brennan -- who were fortunate enough to capture the star at different moments of her life. Throughout the book, the photographers share their memories of working with the icon, from patient pursuits to charming persuasion, each enlightening us with an inside view of what it was like to work with such an icon. The book presents a mix of set, fashion, portrait and behind-the-scenes photographs, including some rare and never-before-seen images. Forever Elizabeth is a visual tribute from some of the world's best-known photographers to a star who continues to captivate our hearts.
American, Born Hungary
An expansive look at the significant role of Hungarian immigrants in shaping American photographic culture and practice in the twentieth century This beautifully illustrated book explores the cultural conditions for photography in Hungary in the first half of the twentieth century and the exodus of groundbreaking Hungarian artists, many of whom journeyed to Berlin, Paris, or London before settling in the United States. The story of the bounty of intellectual and artistic talent that departed Hungary during this period is told in depth, from the photojournalistic legacy of the Capa brothers and Martin Munk獺csi to the deeply experimental work made in the United States by artists such as L獺szl籀 Moholy-Nagy and Gy繹rgy Kepes to the portraits of cinema icons by Andr矇 de Dienes, including Marilyn Monroe, which helped fuel Hollywood's Golden Age. The book also introduces the major but underrecognized talent of artists, including John Albok, Anna Barna, Ferenc Berko, Michael Simon, and Paula Wright. The publication's essays explore the complex legacy of more than thirty Hungarian-born photographers and reflect on their journeys to the US in the context of Hungarian emigration for more than a hundred and fifty years. By tracing the impact of these celebrated and unheralded photographers alike, American, Hungary Born underscores the significant role of Hungarian immigrants in shaping American photographic culture and practice in the twentieth century. Distributed for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Schedule: Museum of Fine Arts Budapest (April 6-August 25, 2024) Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond (October 5, 2024-January 26, 2025) The George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY (September 26, 2025-March 1, 2026)
Neal Slavin: When Two or More Are Gathered Together
From ballroom dancers to bodybuilders, Slavin's photographic diary of organizations in '70s America captures both nuanced group dynamics and larger societal valuesIn the 1970s, photographer Neal Slavin traveled around the United States documenting groups and gatherings. From bingo players to ballroom dancers, bodybuilders, Star Trek conventions and religious congregations, Slavin photographed seemingly every imaginable organization that humans have dreamed up. While the pictures themselves are most often posed, Slavin has always asked that his subjects arrange themselves in front of the camera, allowing natural hierarchies, group dynamics and indications of status to emerge. Says Slavin of his process, "I walk a delicate line between giving general instructions and allowing the group free rein to express itself while I watch individuals who jockey for position, thrusting a shoulder in front of the next person or wearing the widest smile, while others recede into the background, who are posing only to be a part of something larger--the group. My role is to capture a complete image, incorporating the eccentricities of human behavior that have emerged naturally from the multitude of personalities ... I want my work to affirm our self identity within our public persona; to affirm the joy of being together rather than being apart. My intention is to intensely glimpse that kind of human spirit through the lens of my camera."When Two or More Are Gathered Together is a unique portrait of America itself and its idealistic underpinnings of individuality and liberty, memorialized in the nostalgic photographs of the '70s, a time far removed both from the present day and from our present psyche. Originally published in 1976 by Farrar Strauss & Giroux, this new expanded edition, edited with text by Kevin Moore, includes group portraits taken over a span of 50 years.Neal Slavin (born 1941) graduated from the Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture. He has published three photobooks: Portugal (1971), When Two or More Are Gathered Together (1976) and Britons (1986). He directed and produced the 2001 film Focus, based on Arthur Miller's novel of the same name.
A Hard Walk Through Solitude
A truly unique meditation on being among Earth's wildest and most remote places--Alaska's volcanoes!The volcanoes on the Alaska Peninsula and the fifty-seven volcanoes that project into the Aleutian Islands form the northern rim of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Many are in Alaska's national parks, monuments, and preserves. They continue to erupt, creating new Earth surfaces, and the deposits of lava, pumice, and ash ejected by these volcanoes create primeval ground: a true wilderness where few people on Earth other than volcanologists have traversed.Gary Freeburg has wandered and lived among Alaska's volcanoes for regular periods during the past three decades. The volcanoes he visits are alive and in some cases still steaming, and its lands are coarse and free of distraction: a vacuum of emptiness that embraces solitude and silence stirred only by the winds that blow and the rains that fall. The Earth surfaces that he walks are hard and largely barren of plant life, except where surfaces are shielded by the wind or are near water sources. There, new life returns in the form of lichen and tiny plants and insects and animals--bees, bear, fox, mayflies, and Alaskan hares--taking their rightful place in these vast, remote national parks, monuments, and preserves, reminding us that they are signs of hope that Earth will continue to evolve, regenerate, and renew itself long after we humans are gone.Freeburg's writings, photographs, and drawings reflect what it is like to seek solitude and live among Alaska's wild volcanoes. His travels were mostly solo treks in which he was flown in with supplies, a camera, sketchbooks, and journal to share his thoughts and artistically render his experiences. Each day spent in Alaska's volcanic wilderness affirmed the importance of this place for the author and those who can only dream of such a place. His book seems to explain: how fortunate it is to have magical places and national parks like Alaska's volcanoes, how fortunate we are to be alive on this magnificent Earth.
Matthew Brookes: Expression of Freedom
An homage to melliferous, unifying art of dance, as captured over the course of 10 years and across four continentsA follow-up to the photographer Matthew Brookes' Les Danseurs, published in 2015, Expression of Freedom once again deep-dives into the melliferous world of dance, celebrating the togetherness and inclusivity found through the art form. In the last 10 years, Brookes traveled across four continents for this grand photographic project, capturing dancers in motion within their geographic contexts--Paris, Milan, London, South Africa, New York, Brazil and Los Angeles. The dancers showcased are representative of a diverse array of backgrounds and ages; acclaimed professionals share space with street performers.Dancers include: Marie-Agnes Gillot, Aurelie Dupont, Roberto Bolle, Friedemann Vogel, Hugo Marchand, Germain Louvet, Guillaume Diop, Leroy Mokgatle, Matthew Ball, Megan Lecrone. They are representatives of the most prestigious dance companies in the world, such as the Paris Opera Ballet, the Royal Ballet in London, La Scala Ballet in Milan, Stuttgart Ballet and the NYC Ballet Company.Matthew Brookes is a photographer known for his editorial projects and his natural and simplistic style. Born in England and raised in South Africa, Brookes' photographs have been featured in major magazines such as Vanity Fair, Vogue, L'Uomo Vogue and GQ. In addition to his work with models and celebrities, Brookes is fascinated by the dynamism of the human form in motion and enjoys photographing athletes and dancers. In 2015, Brookes published his first monograph with Damiani, Les Danseurs, a portrait of the ballet dancers of the Paris Opera.
Snap!
Unlock your inner creativity and elevate your street photography skills with Snap! In this essential guide, accomplished street photographer Benke Carlsson takes you on an inspiring journey through the bustling cityscape, revealing innovative exercises designed to develop your perspective and capture the urban world in new and exciting ways. This book is for the beginner looking to explore the streets with fresh eyes as well as the experienced photographer seeking new inspiration. The 50 exercises will inspire, challenge, and transform your work, helping you capture the vibrant tapestry of life on the streets. From mastering composition and lighting to honing your storytelling skills, each challenge offers a unique opportunity to push your boundaries and experience situations through fresh angles, new perspectives and creative approaches. Street photography is a wonderful way to orient yourself in the city and see your surroundings with new eyes. A tool to discover new things and be creative in your everyday life. Try new ways of shooting with your camera or smart phone on your own, or challenge friends and family to get the most interesting photos. Snap! is your guide to compelling visual stories, capturing moments, telling stories, and creating art one click at a time.
The Makeshift City
The city of Atlanta in the US has endured constant change throughout its history. It has beendestroyed and rebuilt several times over, survived slavery and racial segregationto become the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement, and recently recast thestate of Georgia as a blue wave in a sea of neighbouring red states. TheMakeshift City by Joshua Dudley Greer shows a contemporary Atlanta in astate of flux--both a unique city with a specific history and culture, and ageneric American metropolis struggling to forge its identity.
Gray Malin: Dogs (Author Edition)
In Gray Malin: Dogs, the New York Times bestselling author and fine-art photographer captures the world's chicest canines in a delightfully playful series of photographs In this collection of work, Gray Malin captures the adorable, the pampered, the well-dressed, and the glamorous pooches from Beverly Hills to London to New York City to Paris. With poodles sunbathing in Palm Beach to Bernese mountain dogs perfectly perched on Aspen chairlifts, this book is filled with whimsical joy and the universal love of dogs This never-before-published collection includes stunning images from the following stylish locations: * Beverly Hills Hotel * New York City * Aspen * The Parker Hotel * Nantucket * Palm Beach * San Diego * Paris * London * Boston * Santa Barbara
Playgirl: The Official History of a Cult Magazine
A lively, unbelievably fun art book that celebrates Playgirl magazine's 50-year anniversary, including historic articles, spreads, commentary, photography, and extensive artwork from the '70s through today Playgirl is a movement. This groundbreaking magazine was never just a pale imitation of Playboy; it was a major player at the dawn of women's liberation, featuring stories on barrier-breaking women from across the globe, articles about reproductive health, and interviews with feminist icons. All this revolutionary material could be found nestled among the tasteful and erotic male nudes that the magazine was built on, leading Playgirl to resonate, too, with the significant gay male readership it maintains today. This wide-reaching Playgirl compendium includes not only some of the most important and engaging archival materials from across the past five decades, but also a number of new essays about the publication's origins, its role in the women's liberation movement, and its contributions to pop culture at large.
Karl Blossfeldt. the Complete Published Work. 40th Ed.
German photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, that his work transcends the medium itself. Over more than 30 years, he took thousands of photographs, revealing a formally rigorous talent whose precision and dedication bridge the 19th- and 20th-century worlds of image-making and bring a distinctly sculptural aspect to a firmly two-dimensional art form.Beautifully but starkly composed against plain cardboard backgrounds, Blossfeldt's images, relying on a northern light for their sense of volume, reveal nothing of the man but everything of themselves. They are still lifes, piercingly final statements on their subject, and have endured owing to their aesthetics and the ongoing fascination of students and photographers. Like their maker, they are quietly and lastingly effective.
Peter Lindbergh. Untold Stories
The first-ever exhibition curated by Peter Lindbergh himself, shortly before his untimely death, Untold Stories at the D羹sseldorf Kunstpalast served as a blank canvas for the photographer's unrestrained vision and creativity. Given total artistic freedom, Lindbergh curated an uncompromising collection that sheds an unexpected light on his colossal oeuvre. This book offers an extensive, firsthand look at the highly personal collection. Renowned the world over, Lindbergh's images have left an indelible mark on contemporary culture and photo history. Here, the photographer experiments with his own oeuvre and narrates new stories while staying true to his lexicon. In both emblematic and never-before-seen images, he challenges his own icons and presents intimate moments shared with personalities who had been close to him for years, including Nicole Kidman, Uma Thurman, Robin Wright, Jessica Chastain, Naomi Campbell, Charlotte Rampling and many more.This volume presents more than 100 photographs--many of them unpublished or short-lived, often having been commissioned by monthly fashion magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Interview, Rolling Stone, W Magazine, or The Wall Street Journal. An extensive conversation between Lindbergh and Kunstpalast director Felix Kr瓣mer, as well as an homage by close friend Wim Wenders, offer fresh insights into the making of the collection. The result is an intimate personal statement by Lindbergh about his work.
Icons of Style
Behind nearly every item in the modern wardrobe is a 'first of its kind' - the definitive item, often designed by a single company or brand for specialist use, on which all subsequent versions have been based (and originals of which are now collector items in the booming vintage market). The T-shirt, for example, may now be an innocuous, everyday item, but was created by American company Hanes for US Navy personnel at the turn of the 20th century and was subsequently adopted by sportsmen and bikers. Other items have been designed for sport, farm work or protection, and made their way into everyday usage. Icons of Style examines, garment by garment, the most important and famous of these products - their provenance and history, the stories of their design, the brand/company that started it all and how the item shaped the way we all dress today. As traditional definitions of men's and women's clothes are fast changing, this book combines all key garments for everyone. Inspiring images of the best examples of the garment - from the 1930s to contemporary times, from Marlene Dietrich to Mick Jagger - show the timeless beauty of these garments that are the basics of the stylish.
In My Feelings
In My Feelings: A Reflection Journal for Teens is a safe space for young people to explore their emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Designed with teens in mind, this journal encourages self-reflection, emotional expression, and personal growth. With thought-provoking prompts and creative activities, it's the perfect tool for navigating the ups and downs of adolescence, building self-awareness, and fostering a healthy mindset.
A Safe Place to Breathe
A Safe Place to Breathe: Exploring the Depths of My Emotions is a calming and empowering journal designed to help you navigate your inner world. Through guided prompts and reflective exercises, it offers a peaceful space to explore, understand, and embrace your emotions. Whether you're seeking clarity, healing, or personal growth, this journal encourages deep self-discovery and emotional balance.
The Enemy Within
On March 6th 1984 miners at Cortonwood Colliery in Yorkshire went on strike. Six days later, on March 12th, NUM President, Arthur Scargill, made the strike official across Britain. And so began the UK's biggest strike since the General Strike of 1928. It ran for almost a year until March 1985 - a year of bitter conflict between the miners and Margaret Thatcher and her government and marked the end of the mining era in Britain. 24 year-old Michael Kerstgens was studying photography in Germany at the time. But he had strong links with South Wales having been born in Llanelli and spending his early years there. His father had also spent twelve years working in South Wales for an engineering company involved with the mining industry. As a sixteen year old Gerstgens took a summer job at the company's Swansea office. He also experienced the underground life of the miners at Cynheidre Colliery. It's not surprising therefore that once Kerstgens heard about the strike he went to South Wales to find out what was going on and to start what would be his first major photography project. Kertsgens' friends and contacts enabled him access to much that was closed off to the press and when he later moved on to Yorkshire he lived with the family of a striking miner whose wife, Marsha Marshall, was one of the leading lights of Woman Against Pit Closures (WAPC). He even met Arthur Scargill. The resultant photographs offer a powerful insight into what was a brutal strike that tore a rift through British society, entire mining communities, and even individual families.
Rebels, Rogues, and Outlaws
As an artist, Dan Fleuette has always identified with the marginal, the rebels, those at the margins of society. Traditionally, these characters have been artists, musicians, filmmakers, and writers. Since the dawn of woke culture, where many of today's artists march in lockstep with the dominant, politically correct corporate news and political space, these marginal characters have taken a different look. Today's rebels would have been considered quite mainstream just a few years ago. Included in their ranks are the scorned, mocked, ridiculed and canceled--those who risk everything to dare to speak their mind and run counter to mainstream narratives. These are the people captured in Rebels, Rogues, and Outlaws: A Pictorial History of WarRoom. This is not just a portrait book, it is also a WarRoom historical document showcasing the brave souls who are courageous enough to stand up against a ceaseless and powerful battering of politicians, woke social media tyrants, school boards, editorial pages, and polite society in general. This book is Fleuette's small attempt to honor these people, who show us, day in and day out, what real courage is.
Traces
Traces is a multidisciplinary project that evokes the joys and tragedies of life through a collage of original, historical, and animated imagery. The artist explores the way we construct internal narratives and create meaning from experience. Excerpts from intimate interviews are interwoven among vignettes of visual language; revealing the universality of values and the perpetual cycles of life.
Pathways to Healing Journal
Writing The Prince Was Wrong: Leaving the Narcissist Behind became an integral part of my healing journey to survive the narcissistic abuse of husband #7. As I started speaking about the subject, I realized that this type of abuse is a widespread problem.Regardless of the exact details, you can navigate through it. You can find joy and peace in your life. You can break free of the chains binding you to the narcissist.I've found that journaling helps me in my journey to wholeness. It provides a safe space to record innermost thoughts, experiences, and feelings.I've included writing prompts to get you started if needed. You will also find a poster about the red flags of narcissistic abuse. Finally, you'll find tips to avoid and heal from toxic relationships. I hope this journal will become one of your tools for healing.Be well and happy.
Auto Touring America's National Parks
In 1919 there were just 6.7 million cars in America. There was no interstate system. The national park system was thirty-seven years young. In this fledgling environment for long-distance travel, H. A. Spallholz and family set out from Salem, New York, to see America's national parks. In his 1917 Haynes Roadster, Henry packed his family and a camera and headed west. From storied New England through Great Plains grasslands, up the Rocky Mountains and down the west coast, this book documents firsthand what America looked like from very early highways and byways. Collected here into a book for the first time, the Spallholz photographs are a fascinating picturesque time capsule of early twentieth century America. See its cities and monuments. See Yellowstone Park pristine and wild. See the dirt and muddy roads that connected our states and metropolises and the tremendous challenges that came with traversing them. See a young family energized and beleaguered by the length of the journey: 10,400 miles. These family photographs were lost for a generation before they were uncovered by Art Vaughan, a hobbyist photographer who was stationed in Portland, Maine, with the Coast Guard. He found the glass slides and original lantern slide projector in a Salvation Army shop. Years later, when he posted some of the photographs online, the Spallholz descendants recognized their grandfather's photographs and contacted Mr. Vaughan. This serendipitous story, some fifty years in the making, is documented herein. This book provides a unique view across generations of American travelers and belongs on the coffee table of anyone who loves photography, American history, and the great outdoors.
Leonard Freed: Police Work
The definitive collection of Leonard Freed's acclaimed photographs of the New York police department during the turbulent 1970sMagnum photographer Leonard Freed worked alongside the New York police for several years, documenting the gritty reality of life on the beat at a notorious time of soaring crime and great social unrest, with the city near bankruptcy. Of his near-decade with the police department, Freed observed that "What I saw were average people doing a sometimes boring, sometimes corrupting, sometimes dangerous and ugly and unhealthy job." His nuanced essay has a poignancy and grace, capturing the camaraderie of officers alongside the people they are hired to protect. Freed accompanied the NYPD on murder investigations, drug raids, public demonstrations and community outreach initiatives, as well as documenting the ordinary daily grind of the job. This reedited and redesigned take on Freed's original 1980 book features several unseen photographs from the archive. It is a celebration of this complex and compassionate body of work, which has a social resonance and relevance in today's climate. Born in Brooklyn, New York, photojournalist Leonard Freed (1929-2006) rose to prominence for his portrayal of societal and racial injustices, particularly in relation to the black community during the American civil rights movement in the 1960s. He is also renowned for his numerous insightful photo essays on the Jewish community in Amsterdam and Germany, the Yom Kippur War, Asian immigration in England, North Sea oil development, Spain after Franco and his essays on the New York police department in the 1970s, among others.
Stories of the Street
When walking down the street, it is not uncommon to see lost items that have escaped their proper receptacles, but how often does one stop to read the messages left behind? David Lazar has stopped often, capturing the pieces of a "lost world on the streets" and thinking about the life of the discarder from the fragments left behind. Stories of the Street is a series of imaginative meditations--through prose poems, short-short essays, microfictions, and prose pieces without precise genre distinction--of what it means to encounter lost or discarded texts. Rather than simply deconstructing the lists, notes, receipts, or book pages he finds strewn in various cities, Lazar uses them as suggestive, capable of inspiring possible narratives that are at most latent in the text itself. The encounter, then, is an encounter with oneself and the mysteries of cities, where detritus frequently doubles as a sign saying, "Consider this." Lazar's narrative voice ranges in tone from the comically antic to the melancholy. By photographing what he describes as "messages that had escaped their bottles" on-location as found, Lazar has become a flaneur of paper debris, puzzling over the evidence of urban human life.
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Mis[s]understood
Mis[s]Understood explores the pivotal role of women in the Irish Traveller community, highlighting their importance as the cornerstone of family life. In this close-knit, culturally rich community, these women not only uphold traditions but also navigate the challenges of preserving their way of life in a radically changing world. Through their stories, Michele Zousmer aims to shed light on their strength, resilience, and beauty.
Cincinnati's Mt. Lookout Neighborhood
With its undulating hills and sweeping views of the river valleys, located less than eight miles from downtown Cincinnati, Mt. Lookout quickly grew from rural farms to a picturesque suburb that could have inspired Norman Rockwell to paint it. Originally a small village called Delta, Mt. Lookout was annexed by the City of Cincinnati in 1870 and was renamed after the new Cincinnati Observatory was built at the end of Observatory Place. Thanks to John and Charles Kilgour, brothers who invested in real estate and public transportation, Mt. Lookout became an upscale destination by the turn of the 20th century. This book showcases the people, buildings, landmarks, and events that have made Mt. Lookout such an idyllic place for its residents to call home. It is equally important to mention the cozy, bustling Mt. Lookout Square, the heart of the town; many businesses have been open and operating for over 50 years, while Geo. H. Rohde & Sons Funeral Home has already celebrated its centennial anniversary.Jason Fitzhugh is a teacher, historian, and collector. He has carefully selected over 150 images to create a nostalgic time line from Mt. Lookout's early beginnings to the thriving, established neighborhood it is today.
Photo Against the Machine
Conversations with a chatbot on legends of contemporary photographyUsing works from the collection of the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, Ann Massal (born 1977) engages an artificial intelligence chatbot in a dialogue on photography, asking it about the legacy of photography from the point of view of "the conscience of the world."
Herv矇 Guibert: Suzanne and Louise
Guibert's photo novel exploring the reclusive lives of his great-aunts, published in English for the first timeThe protagonists of Suzanne and Louise, the second book by French writer and photographer Herv矇 Guibert, are his elderly great-aunts, who lived alone in a large townhouse in Paris' 15th arrondissement. The older sister controlled the finances while the younger, a former nun, did the housekeeping. During a series of weekly visits from their grandnephew, these reclusive women offered up their home and their bodies to his camera. The resulting images would grow into Guibert's first and only photo novel, a provocative exploration of fantasy, mortality and desire.Originally published in France in 1980, and highly sought after by fans of Guibert, Suzanne and Louise is reissued here for the first time in a full English translation by Christine Pichini, a new introduction by artist and writer Moyra Davey and an account of the book's origins by Thomas Simmonet--director of the Parisian publishing house Les ?ditions de Minuit--complete with testimonials, documentation, unpublished photographs and contact sheets.Herv矇 Guibert (1955-91) was the author of 25 books and published extensive texts and criticism on photography, primarily with the French newspaper Le Monde. His bestselling novel To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life (1990) was inspired by his close friend Michel Foucault and the two men's experiences living with AIDS, which tragically ended Guibert's life at the age of 36.
Greetings from Paradise
Greetings from Paradise pays homage to the Australian beach holiday through Kerry Mulgrew's evocative images of the Sunshine Coast. the book visually celebrates simple holiday pleasures, swimming in the ocean, long walks, good food, and the spectacular coastline from Noosa's main beach, the Noosa National Park, Sunshine Beach, through to Coolum Beach and Yaroomba. From rugged hikes to crystal-clear oceans, and lazy days spent in the sun.To companion Kerry's rich images, six of Coolum Beach's long-time holidaymakers share their memories spanning the 1950s to the 2000s. This is what makes the book a true gift of spirit.'Greetings from Paradise' is for anyone who loves the Australian beach lifestyle and invites you to relive your summers spent by the sea.
Yumna Al-Arashi: Aisha
A stirring love letter to the artist's great-grandmother, Aisha, and a visual and poetic homage to an elderly generation of women across the Middle East and Northern Africa-- the very matriarchies Al-Arashi descends fromThis is the first artist's book of Yemeni-Egyptian American photographer and filmmaker Yumna Al-Arashi (born 1988). Inspired by Al-Arashi's great-grandmother, Aisha, the book is a homage to the lineage of women from the many-layered landscapes of the MENA region. Searching for an understanding of the tattoos that graced her great-grandmother's body, Al-Arashi embraces the complexities of a symbolic matriarchal tradition. Unable to visit one of her places of origin, the war-stricken Yemen, Al-Arashi traveled through Northern Africa, where she met and photographed a diverse group of women belonging more or less to the same generation. By refusing the violence of selection and definition surrounding women's practices, Al-Arashi publishes every single photograph from her journey in this 392 page monograph, moving the work into an ethereal cinematic celebration.Aisha includes Al-Arashi's prose and poetry in which she reflects on memories of her great-grandmother. In her genre-stretching texts, Al-Arashi also speaks on colonial archives, intergenerational storytelling and the complexities of transnational female Arab identity in patriarchal, capitalist and imperialist societies.
Hidden Landmarks of New York
Discover dozens of underappreciated landmarks and the stories behind them in this unique history on New York City, written and photographed by Landmarks of NY creator, Tommy Silk. New York is a city of landmarks - more than 37,000 of them. Visitors and New Yorkers walk by hundreds of these landmarks daily, often never knowing the rich history behind each of these buildings. One of these New Yorkers, Tommy Silk, has been photographing and chronicling a landmarked building every day for the last five years on his Instagram account, Landmarks of NY. In Hidden Landmarks of New York, Silk uncovers 120 of the city's oldest, most unique, and often relatively unknown landmarks and the hidden history behind them. Whether it's an African Graveyard a stone's throw from City Hall; the Truman Capote house in Brooklyn Heights that he claimed to own (but actually just rented a room there for years); or 4 Gramercy Park West, the Greek Revival-style townhouse that is rumored to be the home of Stuart Little; each entry includes a picture of the landmark with a short, informative description of its history and its past (often well-known) inhabitants. With 120 photographs beautifully designed in a portable book, it's perfect for armchair perusal or to stash in your backpack while wandering around the city.
Gray Malin: Dogs
In Gray Malin: Dogs, the New York Times bestselling author and fine-art photographer captures the world's chicest canines in a delightfully playful series of photographs In this handsome coffee table book, Gray Malin captures the adorable, the pampered, the well-dressed, and the glamorous pooches from Beverly Hills to London to New York City to Paris. With poodles sunbathing in Palm Beach to Bernese mountain dogs perfectly perched on Aspen chairlifts, this book is filled with whimsical joy and the universal love of dogs Ready for gifting, displaying, and leafing through, this never-before-published collection includes stunning images from the following stylish locations: * Beverly Hills Hotel* New York City* Aspen* The Parker Hotel* Nantucket* Palm Beach* San Diego* Paris* London* Boston* Santa Barbara
