Arts & Architecture  /  Photography
The Havana Archive Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9781861543295
Pub Date: 01 Oct 2012
Description:
This lavishly illustrated book includes photographs, postcards, flyers, tickets and brochures, which conjure up the atmosphere of Cuba s past times and places and some of those associated with it. Divided into two parts; the first, a visual Archive, which was the property of a Chicago gangster Grover Dullard, is a vignette of Prohibition and proof of Havana s attractions for the Mob; and the second, an extraordinary collection of printed material from pre-revolutionary Cuba, which paint a picture of its heyday.
Jungle at the Door Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 96
ISBN: 9781938086069
Pub Date: 01 Sep 2012
Description:
Through the miracle of photography and the beholding eye of a master photographer such as Myers, we are able to experience the land and life in India's last remaining wild jungles. This is the land of the tiger and elephant and monkey and rhino and a treasure trove of other species. But, as noted writer William deBuys shares in his provocative essay, poaching is a persistent and pervasive problem, and the natural habitat for wild animals is shrinking at an alarming rate due to expanding development and industrialization.
Out of Focus: Photography Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 364
ISBN: 9781861543318
Pub Date: 01 Apr 2012
Description:
Out of Focus offers an international perspective on current trends in photography. The companion to the first major photography exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery since I Am a Camera in 2001, this stunning compilation presents 37 international artists working in the medium photography in diverse, innovative and arresting ways. Amongst the renowed practitioners: Mitch Epstein and Ryan McGinley form the USA; Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin from South Africa; Noemie Goudal from France; JH Engstrom from Sweden; Jonny Briggs, Mat Collinshaw and John Stezaker from the UK; and David Noonan from Australia.
The Lost Album: A Visual History of 1950s Britain Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 300
ISBN: 9781861543202
Pub Date: 14 Apr 2011
Description:
Basil Hyman, a keen amateur photographer, took hundreds of photographs of everyday life in Britain during the 1950s. The Lost Album is a nostalgic look back at this long-gone era, filled with photographs made during a time of enormous social change--just after World War II and before the 'Swinging Sixties'--and a wealth of ephemera: theater tickets and playbills, newspaper advertisements, ration books, and much more.
Tunnels: Photography Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 108
ISBN: 9781861542762
Pub Date: 06 Feb 2006
Description:
In Tunnels Portuguese photographer Andri Principe explores the boundaries of knowing oneself and others through themes such as isolation and absence. By photographing people from behind, while hiding or through windows, Principe captures images that deal with issues such as loneliness and the difficulty of communicating, while also reflecting on the limits of the photographic medium.
Drive by Shooting Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 56
ISBN: 9781861542786
Pub Date: 29 Nov 2004
Description:
The first in a planned series of books on photography by Max Forsythe, 'Drive by Shooting' presents images shot from inside moving cars, trains, and rickshaws. The book freezes the transient moments we experience as passengers and allows a rare opportunity to examine them in greater detail. The publication's 25 panoramic images demonstrate Forsythe's passion for intense color and location shooting.
Seen: Black Style UK Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9781861542175
Pub Date: 15 Sep 2001
Description:
This volume explores the immeasurable impact of Black subculture on British streets, dance floors, wardrobes and beauty parlours over the past three decades. It gives unique visual expression to the energy and innovation of a range of fashion trends and musical subcultures, including ragga, drum 'n' bass, house, and UK garage, through a wealth of unpublished images from legendary and contemporary photographers including Dennis Morris and David Swindells. Compiled by journalist and cultural commentator Ekow Eshun, with contributions from DJs Trevor Nelson and Norman Jay.
Dome: A Photographic Record of the Millennium Dome Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
ISBN: 9781861541482
Pub Date: 01 Feb 2000
Description:
A photographic record of the architecture and engineering of the Millennium Dome. The book documents the building process of the dome at every stage, from its inspirational inception to its finished state. Specially-commissioned photographs, architectural drawings, maps, plans and computer models are included.
Transit: Marco Brambilla Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 60
ISBN: 9781861541246
Pub Date: 01 Oct 1998
Description:
Composed of colour photographs taken in and around national and international airports, this volume presents graphic design related to air travel. The film director Marco Brambilla has taken images from the highly coded systems and endless architectural stop-and-go points of the modern airport. These photographs celebrate the ordinary, offering insight into these often overlooked utilitarian places of transit.