9780714849324: David Malin; Ancient Light, A Portrait of the Universe
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| SKU | 9780714849324 |
|---|---|
| Title | David Malin; Ancient Light, A Portrait of the Universe |
| Author Description | David Malin |
| Uri | store/photography/david-malin-ancient-light-a-portrait-of-the-universe-9780714849324/ |
| Web Author Description | David Malin was formerly Photographic Scientist at the Anglo-Australian Observatory, New South Wales and is currently Adjunct Professor of Scientific Photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Winner of the prestigious Lennart Nilsson prize, his pioneering photographs of space have revolutionized our understanding of the universe. |
| webLongDescription | Using the world's most sophisticated telescopes and his own revolutionary techniques, renowned astronomical photographer David Malin brings us awe-inspiring images of distant worlds and amazing phenomena. He is a pioneer of space photography and has invented new ways of capturing the unseen universe on photographic plates, leading to the discovery of two new types of galaxies. His photographs capture light that has travelled immense distances, sometimes thousands of light years, to reach us. This is the finest collection available of star clusters, galaxies, nebulae and other such spectacular phenomena caught on film. The pictures are made from a series of delicate yet rich platinum prints and will delight anyone intrigued by the night sky. The book will be released in 2009, marking UNESCO's International Year of Astronomy. The book will feature the entire collection of photos from Malin’s platinum series – approxmately 60 black and white images – in a simple yet elegant format. The book will open with a 3000 word essay by Malin describing the wonders of space and the discoveries he has made while making the photographs. The images will follow, organized according to where they appear in the night sky. Malin has written short captions (approximately 100 words) for every picture, describing the depicted phenomena and some of the mythology surrounding them. |
| Binding | Hardback |
| Size | Size: 290 x 250 mm (11 3/8 x 9 7/8 in) |
| Pages | Pages: 128 |
| Illustrations | 0 |
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The rest of the images ... are [all] equally outstanding. ... what we have here is an excellent selection of photographs, well worth obtaining.'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e BBC Focus\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'Astronomy is a science that in its modern form also depends on an art - photography. ... David Malin['s] … rigorous yet infinitely delicate photographic investigations of the universe have not only resulted in the discovery of two new types of galaxies, but in a vast body of photographs of a wild but stately beauty. … In a world so widely tainted by light pollution that even the simple pleasure of a night sky is denied to most, Malin's work brings us the surprising beauty of what lies beyond.'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e Financial Times\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'Astronomy becomes art … photographs which take us to part of the universe our eyes cannot normally see. The results are out of this world'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Independent\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'Malin is the complete astrophotographer’s astrophotographer … [Ancient Light] has […] spectacular pictures of galaxies, clusters, and nebulae … Each photo has a well-drafted caption … The production quality of the book is outstanding, a credit to Malin's originals and to the publisher, Phaidon Press. The pictures are large-format, high-resolution, and bright – it is amazing that the printing process can have reproduced the pictures at almost the same quality as the photographic process could deliver. The design is clear, elegant, understated, and discreet, complementing the perfect pictures. Even the dust-jacket is a work of art, being matt black, punched through with a scattering of stars (the brighter ones with diffraction spikes) through which the book’s cover shines white, shimmering when you handle the book as the dust-jacket waves into contact with the cover. … a book to possess, admire, and treasure.'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Observatory\u003c/em\u003e","webShortDescription":"A lavishly illustrated photographic exploration of the universe from astronomer David Malin."}