American Ruins
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Book Reviews of American Ruins
Book Review: great book
Summary: 5 Stars
saw this book and author on CBS Sunday Morning. Great photos, great book to browse through.Book Review: Worth a look
Summary: 3 Stars
Like the other reviewer, I first saw this on a CBS Sunday Morning News segment. The pictures were fantastic, and I immediately ordered two copies, one for myself the other as a Christmas gift to a fellow photographer.
There are several masterpieces or near masterpieces of photgraphic images here, but there's a good bit of filler, too. I suspect that seeing an exhibition of original prints would be absolutely dazzleing. (There are 25 places photographed.)
I have grown accustomed to the superb reproduction of recent photography books, as examplified by APERTURE, and unfortunately the printing falls considerably short of those standards. I am also surprised by how soft the images are (taken with a hand-held 35mm Digital Infrared camera) compared with those usually seen in Large Format fine-art photography.
On the other hand, the Amazon price is under $30, not the $75+ that most high quality photo books are going for these days. I'd say that it's well worth the price.
Book Review: Wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
After viewing the glowing segment on The CBS Morning Show, I had to see this book. AMERICAN RUINS truly deserves the accolades, awards and attention it's receiving. Arthur Drooker's exquisite photographs transport you and his descriptive prose is as elegant and moving as his haunting images. So, thank you, Mr. Drooker for this treasure about our national treasures... and for making my holiday shopping so easy!