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These outstanding photographic reports aim to draw attention to the often dramatic fate of a country's abandoned heritage and its frequently forgotten beauty. The locations featured all have their own stories to tell, in a variety of voices, but with one shared theme: the fall from grace

52 Assignments: Portrait Photography is a year's worth of inspiring weekly assignments to kick-start your creativity. This book is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalised journal and an inspirational guide to putting the creativity back into your craft. It is filled with a year's worth of weekly commissions and concepts for conceiving and composing powerful and dynamic portrait photographs. Full of technical advice and professional tips, the book includes space for you to add your own notes, lists and tech specs, allowing you to create a unique journal in which you can record the journey you have made with your imagination. Complete the assignments week by week over the course of a year, or dip in every time you need to bring a new concept or creative approach to your portrait photography. From children's portraits, business headshots and street portraits to selfies, abstract shots and fashion portraits, this book is a guide for readers to learn something new or try something innovative with their existing skills within the dynamic and characterful world of portrait photography.

The Beatles: In Pictures takes a nostalgic look at the world's most famous pop group, presenting 300 photographs from the Mirrorpix archives. The best-selling band in history, with sales of over a billion, The Beatles - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - have had more number-one albums and sold more singles in the UK than any other act and they have achieved more sales in the USA than any other artist. Also known as the 'Fab Four', The Beatles have become one of the most critically acclaimed acts in popular music. The Beatles: In Pictures explores the band's remarkable journey, from their formation in Liverpool in 1960 and rise to international fame, to their eventual separation. This book celebrates The Beatles' legacy and lasting impression on the music industry and the world.

Este es un libro de 53 fotografías de la modelo Victoria Lambert, con diferentes vestuarios y en diferente ambientes, acompaña a cada verso escrito en el libro.

Das weibliche Bein ist ein erotisches Phänomen. Es ist kein Geschlechtsteil, es ähnelt seinem männlichen Gegenstück fast aufs Haar - warum sollte man es also sexualisieren? Und doch wurden quer durch fast alle Zeiten und Kulturen Frauenbeine bedeckt, versteckt und derart tabuisiert, dass sie sich in Objekte intensiver sexueller Obsession verwandelten. Unter Königin Viktoria war in der feinen britischen Gesellschaft schon das Wort "leg" (Bein) verpönt, da man befürchtete, allein sein Klang könne Männern vor Lust die Besinnung rauben. Und sogar heute, 100 Jahre nach der Enthüllung der Frauenbeine, üben sie noch immer eine starke erotische Anziehungskraft aus. Im dritten Band ihrer sensationell erfolgreichen Reihe über erotische Körperteile geht Dian Hanson der Frage nach, wie das Bein allmählich - von der Französischen bis zur sexuellen Revolution - zum zentralen Thema der Frauenbewegung wurde. Über 400 Fotos dokumentieren die ersten burlesken "Beinshows" des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts, die wilden Seidenstrumpfträgerinnen der 1920er, die Nylonmanie der 1940er, den punktierten Auftritt des Pfennigabsatzes in den 1950ern und schließlich das Goldene Zeitalter der Leg Magazines in den 1960ern. Der Beinliebhaber wird beglückt erfahren, wer als Erste hochhackige Schuhe trug, wie Nylonstrümpfe zu Kriegsgerät wurden, warum Betty Grable Millionen-Dollar-Beine hatte, wie bei Elmer Batters alles anfing und was eigentlich Füße so anziehend macht - all das illustriert durch Vintage-Fotografien von Altmeistern der Beinkunst wie Irving Klaw , Peter Gowland , Bunny Yeager , Batters und anderen.

1960 wurde in Brasilia die Verwirklichung einer städtebaulichen Vision nach Entwürfen von Lúcio Costa und Oscar Niemeyer gefeiert, gleichzeitig wurde nach Plänen von Le Corbusier die Sektoren-Stadt Chandigarh gebaut. Der Export der Moderne, die Retorten-Stadt, entsprang einer westlichen Planungseuphorie mit utopischen Zügen. In beiden Städten ist die fremde Architektur mit den einheimischen Kulturen in Einklang gekommen und eigenständige Identitäten haben sich gebildet. Das Buchprojekt geht der Frage nach, wie in den beiden Städten die Aneignung der Moderne erfolgt ist, wie die Menschen damit leben und umgehen. Es werden Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede aufgespürt und ein Bild des urbanen Alltags gezeigt. Auf Initiative des Verlegers hat der junge Fotograf Iwan Baan eine aktuelle Bestandesaufnahme des Lebens in den beiden Städten vorgenommen.

"Dear Mr. G.-" The Biography of Clark Gable is a detailed and intimate look at the life and career of one of Hollywood's most iconic leading men. Written by Jean Garceau, the book delves into the complex and often private world of Clark Gable, exploring his childhood, his rise to fame, his personal relationships, and his enduring legacy.The book begins with Gable's early years in Ohio, where he grew up in poverty and struggled to make a name for himself in the film industry. It follows his journey to Hollywood, where he quickly became a sensation thanks to his rugged good looks, natural charisma, and undeniable talent. Along the way, Garceau paints a vivid portrait of the Hollywood studio system and the many challenges that Gable faced as he worked to establish himself as a leading man.Throughout the book, Garceau draws on a wealth of primary sources, including personal letters, diaries, and interviews with Gable's friends and colleagues. She also explores Gable's relationships with some of the most iconic actresses of his time, including Joan Crawford, Vivien Leigh, and Carole Lombard, his beloved wife who tragically died in a plane crash. Dear Mr. G. is a must-read for anyone interested in the golden age of Hollywood and the life of one of its most legendary stars.

ALL OF THIS BEEN OUT OF NATURE. STARTED WITH ME GETTING A PAIR OF HIKING BOOTS AND I LOVE TO GO OUT WITH NATURE. HOPE YOU ENJOY SOME OF THE SCENERIES AROUND THE STATE.

This anthology presents the most beautiful images Lothar Schirmer has come across in his work as a publisher, works he wanted to secure for his private collection and for the cover design of future Schirmer/Mosel books. Poets, art historians, fashion designers, and journalists contribute literary miniatures on individual images in the book, Isabella Rossellini has written a short essay on the collector, and Lothar Schirmer explains the motifs and variations of his collection.

Jim has been a television cameraman for over half a century. In that time he has worked for each of the legacy networks and cable producers.In his first book "ATTABOY" he shared with readers his experiences with the famous and unknown in 23 chapters. From the Kennedys to Guns n Roses, KISS and huge tigers, to his brush with porn. He took readers backstage on "The John Edward Show", into prison and work farms and near seduction by the Hollywood diva Bette Davis.In "CLOSING CREDITS" he continues relating his experiences with performers as varied as Iggy Pop and Judy Collins. Readers can tag along to places like St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands and into an accidentally reopened tunnel in Berlin that might have linked Hitler's bunker to parts of the Nazi "New Germania." He details his experiences working on the "Conan O'Brien" and "Rachael Ray" shows, a massacre in Atlanta and prowling Monument Valley in pre-dawn darkness. There are tales from the "Tonys", "Emmys" and "Grammys." The chapter "Prelude and Triptych" relates his experiences during the 9/11 disaster. There is even a Metropolitan Opera Seduction Tale.Jim continues to add to his credit lists. Recent shows include the "Housewives of New Jersey Reunion," "Summer House Reunion," The Eagles "Hotel California Anniversary Tour," "2022 Tony Awards," "NBA Allstars," and "South Park 25th Anniversary Special" filmed at majestic Red Rocks in Denver. So, enough teasing already, open the book and enjoy.

The city of Gdańsk resides on the Baltic coast in northern Poland. It is Poland's principal seaport, and with a population of 470,621, it is also Poland's fourth-largest metropolitan area. The city has a complex history with periods of Polish and German rule, and autonomy as the Free City of Dunzig. It has been an important shipbuilding and trade port since the Middle Ages. In 1361, becoming a member of the Hanseatic League would define its economic, demographic, and urban landscape. The years 1918 through 1939 saw Gdańsk lay in the disputed Polish Corridor, and its ambiguous political status created tensions that culminated in the Invasion of Poland and the first skirmish of the Second World War at Westerplatte. After 1945 the contemporary city was shaped by extensive border changes, expulsions, and new settlements. In the 1980s, Gdańsk witnessed the birth of the Solidarity movement which served to precipitate the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact. Today, Gdańsk is the most visited city in Poland with 3.4 million tourists passing through each year (2019). The city constantly maintains top rankings for quality of life, safety, and living standards worldwide, and its historic city center has been listed as one of Poland's national monuments. In this collection, David Kent captures a series of spectacular images of the unique cityscapes, landscapes, and daily life of those of the Baltic city of Gdańsk in Poland, as well as a variety of images from Sopot, Warsaw, and Toruń. All images were taken at various times of the day, night, and year.

A psychedelic odyssey that plunges the reader into a mythic exurban world of wonder, ritual & friendship, The Deep Ark blurs the lines between the imagined, the real and the invoked. Moments of tenderness, humor, grief, joy and revelatory intensity combine to form a fragmented narrative of astonishing lyrical beauty, suffused with an abiding reverence for the music, memories, community and landscape that inspired it. Check the forecast one last time, put your headphones on, open The Deep Ark and get lost.

A nostalgic look back at the motorcycles and manufacturers of the 90s in Britain

Un termine che spesso ritorna nei lavori di Ivor Prickett ¿ fotografo irlandese, classe 1983, tra gli sguardi più interessanti della fotografia contemporanea ¿ è home, ¿casä. Dal 2006 in poi, nelle sue immagini che registrano i tumulti e le vicissitudini dei diversi fronti di guerra che hanno sconvolto e ancora sconvolgono l¿Europa, per molti la casa è un miraggio lontano, una perdita irreparabile, un luogo del ricordo dove le centinaia di displaced della guerra non riusciranno forse a tornare mai, il sogno di chi è ormai costretto ad accontentarsi di centri di raccolta, campi profughi, sistemazioni momentanee che rischiano di diventare poi tragica e assoluta permanenza. No Home from War è il titolo di questa bellissima retrospettiva, la prima italiana, realizzata in contemporanea con la mostra omonima che inaugura a Reggio Emilia, presso la Fondazione Maramotti, per il Festival Fotografia Europea. ¿Non si torna a casa dalla guerrä, ci avverte Ivor e nelle sue immagini a colori, perfette nella loro costruzione plastica, intense e struggenti nei colori tenui, ritroviamo i volti e i gesti di chi ha perso tutto, casa e identità. In oltre cinquanta grandi immagini, Prickett ci invita così a percorrere con lui un viaggio, nello spazio e nel tempo. Partendo da una dimensione intima e domestica, caratterizzata dai con itti umani e sociali in Croazia e Abkhasia, il fotografo si è spostato nei luoghi di migrazione forzata, nelle terre di ricercato rifugio in Medio Oriente e in Europa, no a giungere in prima linea nelle zone di combattimento come l¿Iraq o la martoriata Ucraina, documentata proprio in questi ultimi mesi. Un lavoro magistrale, intenso e delicato di uno dei giovani maestri della fotografia e del fotogiornalismo internazionale. Con un testo di Arianna Rinaldo. Il catalogo esce in contemporanea con la mostra che inaugurerà il 30 aprile 2023 preso la Collezione Maramotti, Reggio Emilia, nell¿ambito del Festival Fotografia Europea.

'See the UK at its most earth-shatteringly beautiful' The Mail on Sunday'Britain at its best' The Telegraph From rural countryside to striking urban cityscapes, discover the best of British landscapes from the latest edition of the Landscape Photography of the Year competition. Now in its 15th year, this highly prestigious annual showcase was devised by award-winning photographer, Charlie Waite, and attracts thousands of visitors each year to its Central London exhibition. This edition features winning and highly commended entries across a range of categories including:- Classic View- Urban Life- Black & White- Your View- Historic Britain - Landscapes at Night - Lines in the Landscape - Coast'From rolling hills to electrifying night skies, the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards celebrate extraordinary urban, rural and coastal scenes from around the UK.' The Sunday Times'If you needed any convincing how beautiful this country can be, take a look at the winners of the annual Landscape Photographer of the Year awards' Time Out

A photo-book created by an internationally renowned authority from his own archive that covers the railways of Northern England (both BR & Industrial) in the mid-1950s and 1960s. It is full of stunning images of yesteryear in both colour and black & white, virtually all unpublished, and is accompanied with extensive and informative commentaries.