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Conversations: With Contemporary Photographers
Conversations: With Contemporary Photographers
Creator: Nan Richardson
Publisher: Umbrage Editions
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 741497

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 1

ISBN: 1884167489
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9781884167485
ASIN: 1884167489

Publication Date: October 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Product Description

Conversations is a landmark series in photography, featuring extensive, in-depth interviews on aesthetics, craft, and culture with living masters and major international critics from Australia, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries, including new interviews commissioned especially for this collection.

The book traces the heritage of the medium in a fascinating dozen informal discourses and topics ranging from the personal to the political, covering intimate detail and theoretical background alike. Complete with biographies, bibliographies, and self-portraits of each featured artist, it is both a vital record of the best in contemporary photography and an engaging read.

Artists and interviewers include:

Max Pam (Australia) by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio (Mexico)
Bernard Plossu (France) with Juan Manuel Bonet (France)
Miguel Rio Branco (Brazil) with Tereza Siza (Portugal)
William Klein (United States) with Eric Daviron (France)
Alex Webb (United States) with Max Kozloff (United States)
Joan Fontcuberta (Spain) with Cristina Zeklich (Austria)
Graciela Iturbide (Mexico) with Fabienne Bradu (France)
Javier Vallhonrat (Spain) with Santiago Olmo (Spain)
Philip Lorca di Corcia (United States) with Nan Richardson (United States)
Duane Michals (United States) with Enrica Vigano (Italy)
Thomas Struth (Germany) and more




Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Engaging and recommended reading   November 5, 2006
"Conversations With Contemporary Photographers" is a compilation of nine simply fascinating conversations on and about photography in terms of its effect on aesthetics, culture, history, theory, and so much more. "Conversations With Contemporary Photographers" features conversations between American photographers Alex Webb and Max Kozloff; and between Phillip Lorca di Corcia and Nan Richardson; Spanish photographers Javier Vallhonrat and Santiago Olma; Brazil's Miguel Rio Branco and Portugal's Tereza Siza; America's Duane Michals and Italy's Enrica Vigano; Australia's Max Pam and Mexico's Pablo Ortiz Monasterio; French photographers Bernard Plassu and Juan Manual Bonet; Spain's John Foncuberta and Austria's Cristina Zeklich. A core addition for personal, professional, and academic library Photography reference collections and supplemental reading lists, "Conversations With Contemporary Photographers" is a unique anthology of expert and insightful commentary - as well as deeply engaging and recommended reading for all photography enthusiasts, amateur or professional.

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