Photography Surveys
MAGNUM IRELAND
From Ireland's first attempts to forge a modern identity in the 1950s to the confident country of the twenty-first century, this new, compact edition, complete with new photography bringing the story of Ireland up to the present day, is a stunning survey of a beautiful and complex place and people, as explored by the unrivaled talents of the Magnum membership.
CONVERSATIONS ON CONFLICT PHOTOGRAPHY
Written by Walsh, Lauren
In today's image-saturated culture, the visual documentation of suffering around the world is more prevalent than ever. Yet instead of always deepening the knowledge or compassion of viewers, conflict photography can result in fatigue or even inspire apathy.
APERTURE CONVERSATIONS: 1985 TO THE PRESENT
Why did Henri Cartier-Bresson nearly have a posthumous exhibition while still alive? What led Stephen Shore to work with color? Why was Sophie Calle accused of stealing Vermeer's The Concert? And what is Susan Meiselas's take on Instagram and the future of online storytelling?
CLIMBING BARE: STONE NUDES
Written by Fidelman, Dean
The art of climbing dis-roped and disrobed. Twenty years ago, Dean Fidelman asked a rock climber to take off her shoes and boulder nude, and his famous series Stone Nudes was born. The stunning black-and-white images of athletic figures captured in motion on cliffs in breathtaking wild landscapes have made Fidelman famous within the climbing community.
POOLS: LOUNGING, DIVING, FLOATING, DREAMING: PICTURING LIFE AT THE SWIMMING POOL
A celebratory ode to the joy and enduring allure of the swimming pool, and a gorgeous photography book to accompany poolside daydreaming. Glamorous, seductive, and fun, made for lounging, frolicking, splashing, dipping, diving, floating, and escaping, swimming pools are symbols of both sport and leisure and conjure images of well-oiled bodies, colorful bikinis, and glimmering blue water
EYES OVER THE WORLD: THE MOST SPECTACULAR DRONE PHOTOGRAPHY
Written by Dallas, Dirk
A stunning collection of images offering an unexpected look at our Earth from the wildly popular "From Where I Drone" Instagram account. A vertiginous overhead view of a Tokyo city street grid, set aglow with nighttime lights. Aerial shots of whales in the turquoise-blue waters of the Indian Ocean. Sunbathers languidly lounging on a tropical beach's pearly-white sand.
COBRASNAKE: ALL YESTERDAY'S PARTIES
Written by Hunter, Mark
Under the moniker the Cobrasnake, the photographer Mark Hunter captured the party scenes of Los Angeles and New York during the hipster-glam heyday of the 2000s--and in doing so, defined the look of a generation First with a Polaroid and then with a digital camera, Cobrasnake captured pioneers of youth culture from Kanye West and Steve Aoki to Jeremy Scott, Katy Perry, and Lindsay Lohan
WE PROTEST: FIGHTING FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN
Written by Lampert, Tish
A call to action--inspiring citizens to stand up and fight for social justice in our nation. In the last few years we have seen a wave of activism wash across our nation and inspire unprecedented protest and civic engagement. People came together in record-breaking numbers, outspoken and persistent.
CAMERA WORK: THE COMPLETE IMAGE COLLECTION
Written by Stieglitz, Alfred
Many of the early twentieth century's finest examples of photography and modernist art reached their widest audience in the fifty issues of Camera Work, edited and published by the legendary photographer Alfred Stieglitz from 1903 to 1917. The lavishly illustrated periodical established photography as a fine art, and brought a new sensibility to the American art world.
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