A Common DestinyA Photographic Journey Through a Changing WorldContribution by James Lovelock and Wangari Maathai, Photographed by Cedric Delsaux, Introduction by Bill McKibbenFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 17, 2009 Price: $75.00 An artful photographic voyage documenting the impact of modern industry and consumerism on our planet, A Common Destiny presents a hauntingly beautiful vision of a world perched on the edge of an abyss. Juxtaposing images of pristine wilderness with photos of mines, abandoned nuclear reactors, large industrial farms, and spaces that... |
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American MonumentWritten by Lynn Davis, Foreword by Witold RybczynskiFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 14, 2004 Price: $50.00 Lynn Davis records the natural and architectural monuments of the world. In this collection of 100 duotone photographs she presents a series of architectural images throughout the United States, ranging from icons of modern and contemporary architecture to the Hoover Dam, a series of lighthouses, the Very Large Array in New... |
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American RuinsWritten by Camilo J. VergaraFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 10, 2003 Price: $60.00 The deterioration of the American inner city stands in stark contrast to the prosperity characteristic of the United States for much of the twentieth century. Skyscrapers that once defined the modern era stand derelict and abandoned. Massive industrial manufactories lie rusting, their cavernous interiors dark. Formerly vibrant theaters shed bricks and... |
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Angus McbeanPortraitsContribution by Paul McCartneyFormat: Hardcover On Sale: August 1, 2006 Price: $40.00 Cecil Beaton called him the best photographer in Britain; Lord Snowdon declared him a genius. It is no exaggeration to say that Angus McBean revolutionized portraiture in the 1930s, or that he immortalized the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, and Elizabeth Taylor. Blending wit, drama, and fantasy with the consummate... |
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Between Sea and SkyLandscapes of Long Island's North ForkAfterword by Joshua Y. Horton, Contribution by Jesse Browner, Photographed by Jake RajsFormat: Hardcover On Sale: December 1, 2006 Price: $60.00 Long Island's North Fork is a pastoral quilt of vineyards and farms by the sea. To the north are the sandy beaches of Long Island Sound and on the south a collection of harbors and fishing villages overlooking Peconic Bay. Stretching out some thirty miles from the mainland, this narrow peninsula... |
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Broken Dream20 Years of War in Eastern EuropeWritten by Antonin KratochvilFormat: Hardcover On Sale: December 1, 1997 Price: $50.00 Born in Czechoslovakia but forced to live most of his life in exile, photojournalist Antonin Kratochvil has spent the past twenty years documenting the tumultuous upheaval taking place in the Communist countries of Eastern Europe. Through his extensive travels in Albania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, East Germany, and the Soviet Union --... |
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CrossingsPhotographs from the U. S. Mexico BorderWritten by Alex Webb and Tom MillerFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 27, 2003 Price: $50.00 The United States-Mexico border -- a ribbon of land some two thousand miles long and ten miles wide that is home to twelve million people -- is a narrow strip where cultural differences between the two lands are blurred, where an atmosphere of transience and crossings dominates. Noted photographer Alex Webb... |
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Gotham RestoredThe Preservation of Monumental New YorkText by Thomas Mellins, Photographed by James RudnickFormat: Hardcover On Sale: January 1, 2003 Price: $50.00 James Rudnick moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1977 to attend graduate school and almost immediately began to photograph two nearby landmarks: the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. Both structures were approaching their centennials, and Rudnick was soon drawn into the resulting restorations as a documentary photographer. He followed... |
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The Heroic PresentLife among the GypsiesWritten by Jan Yoors, Introduction by Ian HancockFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 21, 2004 Price: $35.00 As a boy of twelve, Jan Yoors fulfilled many an adventurous youth's fantasy when he left his comfortable Belgian home to live and travel with a tribe, or kumpania, of Gypsies. Adopted into the extended family of Pulika, Yoors passed his days with the patriarch's sons and nephews, learning the traditions... |
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HouseholdsWritten by Mark RobbinsFormat: Hardcover On Sale: June 1, 2006 Price: $40.00 Driving the glossy shelter magazines -- Architectural Digest, House and Garden, and many more -- is an enduring fascination with other people's lives and houses. But the pristine photographs in these publications do not represent reality. In his "Households" series, artist and architect Mark Robbins has invented the "flip side" of... |
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The Hudson RiverFrom Tear of the Clouds to ManhattanAfterword by Arthur G. Adams, Photographed by Jake Rajs, Introduction by Joan K. DavidsonFormat: Hardcover On Sale: June 1, 2006 Price: $25.00 Celebrated as the American Rhine, the majestic Hudson River flows more than three hundred miles from its source high in the Adirondack Mountains to New York Harbor. Lining its banks are the marks of the four hundred years of history that have transpired since Henry Hudson piloted the Half Moon north... |
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The Hudson RiverFrom Tear of the Clouds to ManhattanWritten by Jake Rajs, Edited by Arthur G. Adams, Introduction by Joan K. DavidsonFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 1, 1995 Price: $65.00 Experience first-hand the unparalleled year-round beauty and charm of this region, spanning from the magical snowy mountaintops of the Adirondacksto the glass and steel of Manhattan. In over 200 breath-taking photographs, The Hudson River follows the course of this great natural beauty, exploring its picturesque banks, historic riverfront towns and stately... |
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I Am Rich PotosiThe Mountain That Eats MenWritten by Stephen Ferry, Contribution by Eduardo Galeano and Marguerite HollowayFormat: Hardcover On Sale: April 1, 1999 Price: $45.00 The magnificent mountain of Potosí in Bolivia yielded more silver than any other mountain or region of the world. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries this wealth flowed through Spain into Europe and played an important role in the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution and trade with Asia. Yet the grueling... |
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I.N.R.I.Written by Serge Bramly and Bettina RheimsFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 1, 1999 Price: $65.00 I.N.R.I.: Iesus Nazareus Rex Iuderoum; Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. The story of Jesus has been continually reinvented and reinterpreted, in fact and in fiction, over the course of the last two millennia. Yet the visual iconography has remained largely that of the Renaissance. Now, at the turn of... |
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InheritanceWritten by Andrea Stern, Contribution by Gregory CrewdsonFormat: Hardcover On Sale: March 1, 2007 Price: $40.00 Turning a lens on her kin, photographer Andrea Stern captures the visually rich and psychologically intriguing world of a wealthy Jewish family in New York. She chronicles momentous family gatherings—weddings, bar mitzvahs, funerals—as well as everyday events, such as visits to a grandmother in Palm Beach and weekend trips to Long... |
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New YorkCity of IslandsContribution by Pete Hamill, Photographed by Jake RajsFormat: Hardcover On Sale: February 1, 2007 Price: $25.00 The islands that form New York City are far more subtle and varied than the five that can be seen from the air. In this spectacular portrait of the great metropolis, renowned photographer Jake Rajs juxtaposes iconic views—the Empire State Building, the Hudson River skyline, the Brooklyn Bridge—with unheralded neighborhoods and... |
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Night ShiftPhotographed by Lynn Saville, Introduction by Arthur C. DantoFormat: Hardcover On Sale: May 19, 2009 Price: $45.00 Lynn Saville photographs New York during the time of transition from daylight to night, the fleeting moments when natural light gives way to streetlight, moonlight, window light, and advertisement and surveillance lighting. Subdued tones and shadows reveal a geometry hidden beneath the visual distractions of daylight. Saville has sought out places... |
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Only in New YorkPhotographs from Look MagazineWritten by Donald Albrecht and Thomas MellinsFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 27, 2009 Price: $50.00 In the aftermath of World War II, New York emerged as a world-class city and the de facto national financial capital, becoming a magnet for moguls and strivers. At the same time the city remained a collection of small towns made up of people going about their daily rounds. No other... |
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Signs and RelicsWritten by Sylvia Plachy, Foreword by Wim WendersFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 1, 1999 Price: $50.00 Signs & Relics is an exploration of the world from a photographer's point of view -- in this case, noted Village Voice photographer Sylvia Plachy. Her engaging images -- some light and humorous, some somber -- show particular people and places at precise moments of synchronicity. Plachy draws telling metaphors from... |
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South AfricaThe Structure of Things ThenWritten by David GoldblattFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 16, 1998 Price: $50.00 South Africa: The Structure of Things Then is the culmination of fifteen years of photography, research, and writing by acclaimed South African photographer David Goldblatt. In more than 130 evocative black-and-white photographs, Goldblatt probes the relationships between South African structures and the forces that shaped the society from 1652 to 1990... |
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Space ProjectPhotographed by Lynn Davis, Foreword by Alan WeismanFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 17, 2009 Price: $65.00 Lynn Davis, known for surveys of natural and man-made wonders, has long been fascinated with the objects and venues of space exploration. Her photographs of the architectural icons, cornerstones, and abandoned sites of the space race reflect the many facets of a historically complex industry: the beginnings of space exploration; the... |
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Subway MemoriesWritten by Camilo J. VergaraFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 8, 2004 Price: $24.95 New York City's first subway system officially opened on October 27, 1904, operating along a nine-mile strip from City Hall to 145th Street. Today, in its centennial year, the subway stretches for 685 miles and carries well over four million passengers each day. New Yorkers of every age, nationality, and income... |
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Warhol by GalellaThat's Great!Photographed by Ron Galella, Foreword by Glenn O'BrienFormat: Hardcover On Sale: May 1, 2008 Price: $60.00 Paparazzo--Italian for pesky--is synonymous with Ron Galella, the photographer who made his name capturing celebrities in unguarded, often private moments. Famously banned from approaching Jackie Onassis and punched by Marlon Brando, Galella was a favorite of Andy Warhol, who shared his fascination with the great and near-great. Warhol himself recorded his... |
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White on WhiteChurches of Rural New EnglandAfterword by Robert Campbell, Photographed by Steve Rosenthal, Introduction by Verlyn KlinkenborgFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 20, 2009 Price: $85.00 The early churches of New England hold a special place in the American consciousness, revered for their physical beauty, simplicity, and elegance and for their role in the early history of this country. Places of worship they were and are, but they are also icons of a particularly American sensibility and... |
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