9780714845852: The Nature of Photographs by Stephen Shore
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By the age of 23 he became the first living photographer to have a one-man show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. An unrivalled pioneer in his field, his work has been exhibited in numerous museums worldwide and influenced generations of photographers. In 1982 he was appointed Director of the Photography Program at Bard College, New York where he is now the Susan Weber Soros Professor in the Arts.","webDescription":"","webKeywords":"","webLongDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Photographs \u003c/i\u003eis the essential primer of photography, not only for students but for anyone with an interest in the medium. This book grew out of a college course that Stephen Shore, one of the world's most influential photographers, taught for many years. In this book, Shore explores ways of understanding photographs from all periods and all types - from iconic images to found photographs, from negatives to digital files. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis books serves as an indispensable tool for students, teachers and everyone who wants to take better pictures or learn to look at them in a more informed way. Its aim is not to explore photographic content – the subject of an image – but to describe the physical and formal attributes of a photographic print, the very elements that form the tools a photographer uses to define and interpret that content. By teaching us how to look at photographs and helping us to see the world the way the photographer may have seen it, Shore also teaches us a way of looking at the world around us.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Photographs \u003c/i\u003eis a primary tool for critical analysis and the understanding of photography in general. As one of the photographers who established colour photography as a legitimate medium of artistic expression in the early 1970s and an influential and important teacher of both the theory and practice of photography, Stephen Shore is the ideal guide to the subject of ‘how’ to look at photographs. By putting himself in the shoes of the photographers, he imagines the concerns or approach to the subject or concept they may have had when they were taking the picture. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs well as a selection of Shore’s own work, \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Photographs\u003c/i\u003e contains images from all eras of photography, from classic images by Walker Evans, Brassai and Eugène Atget to more contemporary work by Bernd and Hilla Becher, Cindy Sherman, Joel Sternfeld, Thomas Struth, Richard Prince and Andreas Gursky. It includes all genres, such as street photography, fine art photography and documentary photography, as well as images by unknown photographers, be they in the form of a snapshot from the early days of photography or an aerial photograph taken as part of a geographical survey. Together with his clear, intelligent and accessible text, Shore uses these works to demonstrate how the world in front of the camera is transformed into a photograph.\u003c/p\u003e","webReviews":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;This book has the power to transform the way you view, and understand, photographic prints forever.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White Photography\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Intelligently written and beautifully composed... Insightful...\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eDigital Photographer\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;A lucid, perceptive and thought-provoking book.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eExit\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;\u003cem\u003eThe Nature of Photographs\u003c/em\u003e is stuffed with gorgeous prints, from classic images to contemporary pieces.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eBoston Phoenix\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;A beautiful art photography book that will be the last textbook you need on the subject.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eTokion\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","webShortDescription":"An essential primer on how to look at and understand photographs."}