Classic Photographs

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$26.95 in Canada
LIFE CLASSIC PHOTOGRAPHS showcases the best of the best — memorable photographs from Life that aston-ish and amazé, delight and amuse, elicit compassion and reflection. A classic in itself, the collection has been expanded and updated by John Loengard, former Life picture editor and photographer, to 120 "photographs that stick in the mind" selected from a dazzling panorama of 60 years and over 2000 issues. Loengard's accompanying text gives us an insider's account of the story behind each masterwork of Life's great photographers, from historic moments and celebrity candids to extraordinary events etched on the faces of ordinary people.
" looking at the book [is]an experience akin to visiting an art museum in the company of an astute guide whose way with language is as telhng as the pictures."
-People
"John Loengard has won me over completely He's chosen an assortment with real variety - he's added wonderfully spicy captions that reveal the stories behind the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

$26.95 in Canada
LIFE CLASSIC PHOTOGRAPHS showcases the best of the best — memorable photographs from Life that aston-ish and amazé, delight and amuse, elicit compassion and reflection. A classic in itself, the collection has been expanded and updated by John Loengard, former Life picture editor and photographer, to 120 "photographs that stick in the mind" selected from a dazzling panorama of 60 years and over 2000 issues. Loengard's accompanying text gives us an insider's account of the story behind each masterwork of Life's great photographers, from historic moments and celebrity candids to extraordinary events etched on the faces of ordinary people.
" looking at the book [is]an experience akin to visiting an art museum in the company of an astute guide whose way with language is as telhng as the pictures."
-People
"John Loengard has won me over completely He's chosen an assortment with real variety - he's added wonderfully spicy captions that reveal the stories behind the pictures."
-Photo District News
Includes classic photographs by:
• Alfréd Eisenstaedt • Sebastiáo Salgado
• Margaret Bourke-White • Annié Leibovitz
• Róbert Capa • Henri Cartier-Bresson
• W. Eugene Smith • Eve Arnold
• Harry Bensőn • Bruce Weber
• Mary Ellen Mark • Ruth Orkin
• Gordon Parks • Eugene Richards
47 color, 73 black-and-white illustrations
Front cover: Drum Major by Alfréd Eisenstaedt Vissza