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Apt.301
Will Anderson
YewTree Press, 2006
Will Anderson came to America at the age of twenty-five to follow a career in graphic design with no idea that he would be working as a male fashion model a year later. After living in several different agency accommodations he eventually found himself senior resident and de facto handyman of a hostel-style apartment provided by one of the world s most prestigious modeling agencies. Over a ...
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Joel Sternfeld: Sweet Earth 4 reviews
Steidl, 2006
Phenomenal!
+ A fine addition to any collection.
+ Heaven on Earth
+ nice new book
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Inge Morath: The Road to Reno
Lucy Raven
Steidl, 2006
Inge Morath's first trip across the United States followed a red grease-pencil line drawn by her traveling companion, Henri Cartier-Bresson. In 1960 the two drove from New York through Gettysburg, Memphis, and Albuquerque to Reno. They were among 18 photojournalists commissioned by Magnum to document the Nevada set of Arthur Miller's The Misfits. The destination was momentous for Morath--she took ...
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Sze Tsung Leong: History Images 3 reviews
Norman Bryson, Stephen Shore
Steidl, 2007
China captured in a period of market transition
+ art and social comment
+ Arresting Massive Change
These images are wonderfully composed and evidence a complete command of the tools of great photography.
Many of the images show old houses and neighborhoods in the process of being leveled to make way for development (e.g., new office buildings; condos; hotels). Leong beautifully captures the ...
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Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography4 reviews
T.J. Demos and Editors of Phaidon Press
Phaidon Press, 2006
New Zealand Artist
+ An impeccably-made survey of contemporary photography.
+ An overview of photography
+ A great glimpse at contemporary photography
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The Photobook: A History - Volume 22 reviews
Martin Parr, Gerry Badger
Phaidon Press, 2006
Through the lens with print: part two
+ An excellent sequel...
As I wrote in my review of the first edition, both will surely become the standard reference about photobooks. This second one is mostly concerned with contemporary photography and the coverage is really impressive which raises an important point: both books regard their subject as a lively and ...
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Richard Misrach: Chronologies5 reviews
D.A.P./Fraenkel Gallery, 2005
Great Photorapher at his Best!!!!!
+ A great book by a great photographer
+ JUST PLAIN SICK
+ i love it
+ lesser known master
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Alec Soth: Niagara 4 reviews
Alec Soth, Philip Brookman, ...
Steidl, 2006
fall in love with photography all over again
+ Another great book
+ better than sleeping on the mississippi
Saw the exhibition that accompanied this book . Poignant and funny by turns, it was one of the best recent photography exhibitions i have seen .The inclusion of found love letters and the swans made of towels, stopped the collection from just being a collection of expected shots of odd looking ...
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William Christenberry4 reviews
Andy Grundberg, Elizabeth Broun, ...
Aperture, 2006
Shades of Walker Evans
+ The beauty of the ephemeral
+ Aperture and Christenberry : A triumph.
+ Christenberry finds mystery in the ordinary
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William Christenberry4 reviews
Andy Grundberg, Elizabeth Broun, ...
Aperture, 2006
Shades of Walker Evans
+ The beauty of the ephemeral
+ Aperture and Christenberry : A triumph.
+ Christenberry finds mystery in the ordinary
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Richard Misrach: Chronologies5 reviews
D.A.P./Fraenkel Gallery, 2005
Great Photorapher at his Best!!!!!
+ A great book by a great photographer
+ JUST PLAIN SICK
+ i love it
+ lesser known master
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Apt.301
Will Anderson
YewTree Press, 2006
Will Anderson came to America at the age of twenty-five to follow a career in graphic design with no idea that he would be working as a male fashion model a year later. After living in several different agency accommodations he eventually found himself senior resident and de facto handyman of a hostel-style apartment provided by one of the world s most prestigious modeling agencies. Over a ...
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Sze Tsung Leong: History Images3 reviews
Norman Bryson, Stephen Shore
Steidl, 2007
China captured in a period of market transition
+ art and social comment
+ Arresting Massive Change
These images are wonderfully composed and evidence a complete command of the tools of great photography.
Many of the images show old houses and neighborhoods in the process of being leveled to make way for development (e.g., new office buildings; condos; hotels). Leong beautifully captures the ...
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Joel Sternfeld: Sweet Earth4 reviews
Steidl, 2006
Phenomenal!
+ A fine addition to any collection.
+ Heaven on Earth
+ nice new book
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Alec Soth: Niagara4 reviews
Alec Soth, Philip Brookman, ...
Steidl, 2006
fall in love with photography all over again
+ Another great book
+ better than sleeping on the mississippi
Saw the exhibition that accompanied this book . Poignant and funny by turns, it was one of the best recent photography exhibitions i have seen .The inclusion of found love letters and the swans made of towels, stopped the collection from just being a collection of expected shots of odd looking ...
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The Photobook: A History - Volume 22 reviews
Martin Parr, Gerry Badger
Phaidon Press, 2006
Through the lens with print: part two
+ An excellent sequel...
As I wrote in my review of the first edition, both will surely become the standard reference about photobooks. This second one is mostly concerned with contemporary photography and the coverage is really impressive which raises an important point: both books regard their subject as a lively and ...
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Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography4 reviews
T.J. Demos and Editors of Phaidon Press
Phaidon Press, 2006
New Zealand Artist
+ An impeccably-made survey of contemporary photography.
+ An overview of photography
+ A great glimpse at contemporary photography
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Inge Morath: The Road to Reno
Lucy Raven
Steidl, 2006
Inge Morath's first trip across the United States followed a red grease-pencil line drawn by her traveling companion, Henri Cartier-Bresson. In 1960 the two drove from New York through Gettysburg, Memphis, and Albuquerque to Reno. They were among 18 photojournalists commissioned by Magnum to document the Nevada set of Arthur Miller's The Misfits. The destination was momentous for Morath--she took ...
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