Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 13

Thread: The Photobook: A History, Volume I

  1. #1
    tim atherton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 1998
    Posts
    3,697

    The Photobook: A History, Volume I

    Was just looking through this new book at the bookshop - what a great book!

    Definately on my Xmas list...

    A couple of things I especially like about it is the attemp to avoid too much emphasis on what they call the normal European-American axis.

    Also, I don't think Adams or Weston get a single entry

    Their guiding theme is "intention, logic, continuity, climax, sense and perfection"

    Nice to see something that works to avoid the same old same old
    You'd be amazed how small the demand is for pictures of trees... - Fred Astaire to Audrey Hepburn

    www.photo-muse.blogspot.com blog

  2. #2
    blanco_y_negro
    Join Date
    Mar 2001
    Location
    Istanbul
    Posts
    112

    The Photobook: A History, Volume I

    Could we have the facts of publication, please?

  3. #3
    tim atherton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 1998
    Posts
    3,697

    The Photobook: A History, Volume I

    http://www.photoeye.com/templates/mShowDetailsbyCat.cfm?Catalog=PI146
    You'd be amazed how small the demand is for pictures of trees... - Fred Astaire to Audrey Hepburn

    www.photo-muse.blogspot.com blog

  4. #4

    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Whittier, CA
    Posts
    1,138

    The Photobook: A History, Volume I

    OK, Tim , now you know what i want for Christmas......

  5. #5

    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Whittier, CA
    Posts
    1,138

    The Photobook: A History, Volume I

    ...and a rolleiflex possibly with xenotar or planar, and a 360 heliar. Mhmmm...that's it.

  6. #6

    Join Date
    Jul 1998
    Location
    Lund, Sweden
    Posts
    2,214

    The Photobook: A History, Volume I

    The Hasselblad Centre has a useful list if you're stuck for ideas.

  7. #7

    Join Date
    Dec 1997
    Location
    Baraboo, Wisconsin
    Posts
    7,697

    The Photobook: A History, Volume I

    I haven't read the book and so wouldn't pass judgement on it. But it does seem a little odd to write a book about the history of photography books without mentioning the two photographers whose work has probably been the subject of more books than all other photographers in the history of the medium comnbined.
    Brian Ellis
    Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you do criticize them you'll be
    a mile away and you'll have their shoes.

  8. #8

    The Photobook: A History, Volume I

    it is a book of great conceptual integrity and rigor. volume 2 will be out in a few months.

  9. #9
    tim atherton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 1998
    Posts
    3,697

    The Photobook: A History, Volume I

    "I haven't read the book and so wouldn't pass judgement on it. But it does
    seem a little odd to write a book about the history of photography books
    without mentioning the two photographers whose work has probably been the
    subject of more books than all other photographers in the history of the
    medium comnbined."

    I think you answered your own question Brian
    You'd be amazed how small the demand is for pictures of trees... - Fred Astaire to Audrey Hepburn

    www.photo-muse.blogspot.com blog

  10. #10

    The Photobook: A History, Volume I

    "...what we have done is to try to start this project without preconceptions. No book or photographer has been automatically included just because the official history dictates it; many key fugures forn other histories have been excluded. We've omited a number of great photographers because thay've never made a great book. ..."

    from the preface

Similar Threads

  1. High Volume 4x5 b&w processing
    By Tadge Dryja in forum Darkroom: Film, Processing & Printing
    Replies: 21
    Last Post: 9-May-2007, 21:51
  2. HC-110/Jobo volume dilemma
    By Don Wallace in forum Darkroom: Film, Processing & Printing
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 23-Feb-2006, 11:49
  3. lens history
    By mark mccarty in forum Lenses & Lens Accessories
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 18-May-2005, 20:41
  4. Low volume E-6 processing with Jobo CPP-2 & 3010
    By J.L. Kennedy in forum Darkroom: Film, Processing & Printing
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 28-Oct-2004, 08:18
  5. volume displacement
    By Calamity Jane in forum Darkroom: Film, Processing & Printing
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 15-May-2004, 02:49

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •