PHOTO:BOX
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Introduction: Roberto KochEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-10-01
ISBN: 0810984350
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Abrams
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Summary: 5 Stars
As an intermediate level photographer, I believe the best way to improve one's craft is to go out and shoot. The second best way is to study and learn from the world's greatest photographers
and this wonderful collection provides just that opportunity. I was very impressed with the commentary provided for each photograph - that alone was worth the price of admission. The 250 photographs
are full page, many in color and a great and varied representation of the work of some of the most renowned photographers of all time. The writing as well as the photography captivates me to the point that
I've chosen to study one photograph and it's accompanying dialogue each day until I've completed the tome and then I'll most likely start over again, because by then I most likely will see something I
previously missed. And isn't that what photography is all about?
To have included Jack Kerouac's tribute to Robert Frank is an example of the kind of surprises that await you: "Robert Frank, Swiss, unobtrusive, nice, with that little camera that he raises and snaps with one hand he sucked a sad poem right out of America onto film, taking rank among the tragic poets of the world. To Robert Frank I now give this message: You got eyes." That juxtaposed alongside Frank's "Parade, Hoboken, New Jersey", wow! Thank you, Roberto Koch
and contributors.
Summary of PHOTO:BOX
PHOTO:BOX presents a collection of 250 photographs by 200 of the world's most prominent photographers, ranging from legendary masters to contemporary stars, in an appealing format with a portfolio binding. Photographers include Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliot Erwitt, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton, and many more. Each image is accompanied by an engaging commentary and a brief biography of the photographer.
The book is organized by subject and theme, offering a fresh perspective on the medium: from reportage to nature, and also covering war, portraits, still lifes, women, travel, cities, art, fashion, the nude, and sports. PHOTO:BOX is an irresistible and amazingly affordable survey of photography.
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