9780714846262: Exposure
Open Assets in IntranetMain Image
Shopify Checkout Image
Carousel Images
Carousel images MISSING
Open Edition Text In Intranet
JSON Data
{"authorDescription":"Introduction by Weston Naef","bookshot2d":null,"bookshot3d":null,"bookshot3dSquare":null,"categories":[],"date":"","editionId":12704,"guid":"a4de9be4-f823-4b4f-b8ce-46b3d19877a4","images":[],"markets":{"AUD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"49.95","show":false},"CAD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"49.95","show":false},"EUR":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"39.95","show":false},"GBP":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"24.95","show":false},"TEST":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"0.00","show":false},"USD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"39.95","show":false}},"related":[],"sku":"9780714846262","source":"BOOKs","specifications":{"binding":"Paperback","colIlls":null,"extent":"288","language":"English","lenInch":"12 3/4","lenMm":"322","weightKilo":"2.05","widthInch":"10 1/4","widthMm":"260"},"status":false,"subtitle":"The Iconic Photographs","title":"Exposure","uri":"","webAuthorDescription":"\u003cp\u003eWeston Naef is curator of the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, a position he has held since 1984. \u003c/p\u003e","webDescription":"","webKeywords":"","webLongDescription":"\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed American documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark (b.1940) made her first iconic pictures when living in Turkey, on a Fulbright Fellowship, in the mid 1960s. Her photographs of Bombay brothels, shot in the late 1970s, were published in 1981 in \u003ci\u003eFalkland Road,\u003c/i\u003e a book that became legendary and confirmed her status as one of the most prominent and provocative documentary photographers working today. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark's pictures are a celebration of humanity in its most diverse and eccentric forms. Circuses, gypsy camps, children yearning for adulthood, the poor and destitute are some of her recurring themes. Mark has the unique ability to capture gestures and expressions that translate the intense emotions of her subjects. Compassionate but never literal, her pictures can be humorous, tragic, enigmatic, shocking and, often, all of these simultaneously. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents for the first time a selection, made by Mark from her own archive, of the strongest pictures of Mark's 40-year career, drawing from emblematic series such as \u003ci\u003eFalkland Road\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndian Circus\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwins\u003c/i\u003e, as well as a selection of previously unpublished images. The photographs are accompanied by an introduction by authoritative photography historian Weston Naef, and an interview with Mark that provides insightful context and behind-the-scene anecdotes. Together, Mark's images and words provide intimate revelations into the lives of others, presenting compelling stories of human strength and suffering. \u003c/p\u003e","webReviews":"'Mark's photographs are involving because they show the quirks and sadness of ordinary people. Her photography is clearly intended to make people empathise with her subjects, and her work is the more powerful for that.' \u003cem\u003e(Tribune)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/em\u003e \u003cbr /\u003e'Impassive is something the reader cannot be, leafing through this poignant and often intimate book depicting society's marginalised. The images are incomparable in their raw power to evoke emotion of the deepest kind.' \u003cem\u003e(Northern Echo)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/em\u003e \u003cbr /\u003e'A narravtive representing Mark's life and work as an emotional creative journey … this book demonstrates the full gamut of her ability and talent. Her approach to the subjects displays compassion and empathy, whilst also encoding a harsher side to humanity.' \u003cem\u003e(Digital Photographer)\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003e'But is this not another documentary book? What's different about it? Well, for starters, Mark takes us in deeper and closer to a more personal, intimate level. From pictures of a family living in a dilapidated, deserted ranch, to intimate shots of patients at the Oregon State Mental Hospital, Mark demonstrates the diversity of her photography and the trust she instils in her subjects. Easily navigable with accompanying text for each image to aid understanding, the large and pragmatic design allows readers to absorb the rich and grainy black and white photography with ease. What's more, captions are left until last, allowing readers time to pass judgement free of preconceptions … Humanity and skill demonstrated in a whopping doorstep of a book: fascinating, sometimes depressing and utterly involving.' \u003cem\u003e(\u003c/em\u003eAndy Steel, \u003cem\u003efoto 8)\u003c/em\u003e","webShortDescription":"A beautifully edited career retrospective of the influential documentary photographer."}