The Real Instagram Generation : The Last Resort – Martin Parr

Apr 16

There is something distinctly serendipitous about receiving this book from a kindly benefactor (yes, I’ve been reading Dickens) on the same day as I signed up for Instagram. You see, there is a very clear and distinct line of DNA between Parr’s images and the 21c hipster cranking out pictures of his cappuccino in a retro style. Because of this, we are all...

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Book Review : Earth From The Air

Nov 20

Description The result of a five-year airborne odyssey across five continents and sixty countries, The Earth From the Air is the bestselling book of aerial photography ever published. This vibrant new edition of the internationally acclaimed original features an updated design and nearly sixty stunning new photographs. All-new captions and the addition of...

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Book Review : Magnum Magnum

Jan 02

Description Here is the popular yet complete edition of the hugely acclaimed Magnum Magnum which was an instant sellout on first publication in 2007. It celebrates sixty years of the vision, imagination and brilliance of Magnum photographers in over 400 photographs by the acknowledged greats of photography in the 20th century and the rising stars of our time. Each...

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Book Review : William Eggleston’s Guide

Dec 11

Description William Eggleston’s Guide was the first one-man show of colour photographs ever presented at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Museum’s first publication of colour photography. The reception was divided and passionate. The book and show unabashedly forced the art world to deal with colour photography, a medium scarcely taken...

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