Fotografi

Provides information about the photographer Claude Cahun, whose work was rediscovered in the 1980s. This book positions the artist in the context of the turbulent times in which she lived. It sees the photographs as part of Cahun's wider life as an artist and writer, a woman and lesbian and as a political activist in the early twentieth century.

An art collector's memoir on the pursuit of collecting Chinese snuff bottles.

A sentimental book about autumn leaves, otherwise known as autumn blossoms, with all their exceptional beauty, wonder and radiance. Each leaf, or cluster of leaves, is zoned in to see its detail, color and uniqueness bringing us insights of our own inner blossoms and blazing souls, as we watch throughout the season. An experience of freedom, letting go and celebration as well as the continuity of nature. Colorful photos with a cute little story that follows along are filled with spirit and joy. For anyone whose soul yearns for the extraordinary.

Der New Yorker Fotograf David Katzenstein (*1952) war im Lauf seiner jahrzehntelangen Karriere in vielen Ländern unterwegs, um als Bildchronist der Gegenwart andere Kulturen, Leben, Feste und den Alltag der Menschen festzuhalten. Mehr und mehr interessierten ihn dabei Rituale als Ausdrucksformen religiöser und sozialer Gemeinschaft.Die Fotografien entstanden zwischen 1982 und 2019 auf Reisen in 27 Ländern auf 6 Kontinenten. Mit dem Blick des sachlichen Chronisten fotografiert Katzenstein Menschen verschiedener Kulturen und Gemeinschaften beim Ausüben religiöser oder säkularer Rituale. Zu den Religionen, deren Praktiken er porträtiert, zählen Animismus, Buddhismus, Christentum, Hinduismus, Islam, Judentum und Shintoismus. Aber auch Volksfeste, Militärparaden und Straßenumzüge werden von ihm als Rituale einer säkularen Welt festgehalten.

"Here you'll find a weekly devotional for Christian disciples of all stripes, but with a different twist--it is a series of brief spiritual ruminations accompanied by black-and-white photographs, so you can meditate on the verbal and the visual at the same time--synesthesia! The more senses entangled up in a memory, the more likely we will make it our own. Each week you'll encounter a Scripture reading, a recommended hymn, a lead-in quotation, probing comments on the selected theme, and a closing prayer. These all work together to create an "ambience" which promotes spiritual growth. Material has been culled from world literature and major church figures, whether Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, or Protestant as well as a variety of disciplines (e.g., sociology, psychology, anthropology, physics). The photographs range from the pensive to the humorous, manikins to real people, flora to fauna, street scenes to pastorals, contrasty shadows to high noon brightness. Monochrome is out of sync with today's technicolor extravaganzas, so the images allow the reader to pause and reflect"--

"Combining the theoretical with the practical and technical, Train Your Gaze explores different aspects of picture-making process and addresses issues of content, paying attention to history, theory, and formal analysis along the way. Each chapter is accompanied by a practical assignment, designed to help you explore and produce a range of different styles in your own work"--

A behind-the-scenes look the Belgian cycling team Deceuninck - Quick Step (the Wolfpack) during a new and crazy cycling year. Intimate, gripping, glorious, a roller coaster of emotions in words and images.

A beautifully printed book devoted to collections of dinosaur-related objects, including eggs, skeletons, bones, and fossils, illustrated with exquisite and unusual prints, photos, and drawings.

Dramatic and otherworldly landscape photographs of the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and New York by a Dutch photographer whose work reflects on the atmospheric effects in paintings of the Golden Age.

For over 25 years, Borges has been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures, striving to create an understanding of the challenges these people face everyday. Text in English and Italian.

A beguiling invitation to the world of mushroom hunting - combining practical advice and recipes with tales and photographs from a lifetime on the hunt.

A ravishing photographic portrait of a hidden gem of the Aegean

Through a series of striking case studies, this book explores the pan-European world of the Jewish country house, its architecture, its relationships and its things. Country houses are powerful symbols of national identity, evoking the glamorous world of the landowning aristocracy. Jewish Country Houses tell a more complex story of prejudice and integration, difference and connection. Many had spectacular art collections and gardens. Some were stages for lavish entertaining, while others provided inspiration to the European avant garde. A few are now museums of international importance; many more are hidden treasures: all were beloved homes that bear witness to the remarkable achievements of newly emancipated Jews across Europe - and to a dream of belonging that mostly came to a brutal end with the Holocaust. From the playful historicism of the National Trust's Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire to the modernist masterpiece that is the Villa Tugendhat in the Czech city of Brno, this book is the first to tell that story.

A compact survey of the photographer Frank Horvat, best known for his fashion photography published between the mid 1950s and the late 1980s. Frank Horvat (1928-2020) changed the course of fashion photography forever. The Italian-born photographer made his debut as a photojournalist in France, where he continued to live and work for the rest of his life. It was here he met Henri Cartier-Bresson, who encouraged him to continue his marvellous photojournalism. By the mid-1950s Horvat was collaborating with the biggest fashion magazines in the world, such as Elle, Vogue and Jardin des Modes - revolutionizing fashion photography through a more realistic lens, photographing models on the streets, in the squares and alongside the locals of post-war Europe. Horvat's fresh and often imitated style, which brought reportage techniques and the 35mm film camera to the forefront of fashion photography, impressed designers and inspired fashion photographers for generations to come. Frank Horvat's work can now be found in permanent collections in prestigious institutions around the world, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. With a foreword by Virginie Chardin, this title in the renowned Photofile series exhibits Horvat's photographic opus through sixty full-page reproductions in a handsome and collectible pocket format.

Dieser Bildband erscheint auf den ersten Blick wie ein Sammelsurium jener weit verbreiteten, in der Regel nicht genehmigten unvollendeten Bauten, die die karge Landschaft Süditaliens sehr markant prägen, ohne die fast etwas fehlen würde. Bei genauerem Hinschauen regen diese Symbole des Stillstands zum Nachdenken an und werden in diesem Buch thematisiert: auf anthropologisch-kultureller und sozioökonomischer Ebene über Architektur und Ästhetik bis hin zu den existenziellen Grundlagen von Lebensentwürfen und deren Zerbrechlichkeit.Die Geschichten, die hinter den Bauprojekten stehen, sind in den meisten Fällen für immer verloren gegangen. Getrieben von der Vorstellung, dass Häuser und Menschen zusammengehören, porträtiert der Autor Personen, meist aus der Nachbarschaft, vor oder neben diesen. Neugier, Ärger oder simples Ignorieren, Mitleid mit den Besitzern oder Unverständnis über das Versagen der Baubehörden - Gabriel Mauron sprach mit jedem von ihnen über die persönliche Sichtweise auf die Monumente des Verlassenen, mit denen sie gewissermaßen zusammenleben.