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"In this glittering collection of over 200 iconic portraits, Paul Ardenne sharpens our awareness of what it means to be photographed - to be taken hostage by the photographic image. He explores questions of authenticity, value, and the capacity for a portrait to create an illusion." "The portraits, by the greatest names in photography, have been meaningfully juxtaposed to demonstrate the rich diversity of photographic styles."--BOOK JACKET.
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"Culled from previously unpublished material, this collection of writing and photography by John Howard Griffin was taken from the period during which he was writing and revising what would be his most famous book, the bestselling Black Like Me. Living in exile in Mexico at the time, along with his young family and aging parents, Griffin had been forced from his home town of Mansfield, Texas, by death threats from local white racists. Knowing that...
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"It is Hector Acebes's still photographs from his travels in the late 1940s and early 1950s throughout Africa and South American that may become his most important legacy. With the respect they command for the individuals who appeared before his lens, these recently rediscovered images attest to Acebes's photographic gift. They offer a valuable resource for scholars and students of local societies and cultures in Africa and South America." "This book...
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Eighteen thirty-nine was the miraculous year in which the two principal inventors of photography - Daguerre in France and Fox Talbot in Great Britain - made their discoveries known to an eager and receptive public. News of the process flashed around the globe, and in no time, enthusiastic pioneers from Auckland to Zanzibar were trying the new invention. Photography took root and flourished. It has since been used in a thousand ways and has changed...
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On the 2000 U.S. Census, for the first time, multiracial individuals were allowed to indicate more than one race. Nearly seven million Americans did so. This book features individuals from this rapidly growing demographic, and through words and images, it explores the concept of race in America through the personal experiences of people of mixed race heritage.--From book jacket.
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Celebrity photographer Harry Borden has photographed everyone from Robin Williams and Angelina Jolie to Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher. In this inspiring program, Borden shares cool camera secrets with two aspiring photographers in a master class that shows how to turn snapshots of friends and family into professional-looking portraits. The students are then put to the test with assignments that include producing a heroic portrait for the charity...
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