Steve McCurry：The Iconic Photographs

作者 Steve McCurry著
出版社 Phaidon Press
出版时间 2012年10月
ISBN 9780714865133
定价 601.90

内容简介

AmericanphotographerSteveMcCurry(b.1950)isuniversallyrecognizedasoneoftoday'sfinestimage-makersandhaswonmanyofphotography'stopawards.Thisspeciallimited-editionmonographbringstogetherthemostmemorableandbeautifulofhisimages,takenaroundtheworldoverthelast30years.McCurry'sabilitytocrossboundariesoflanguageandculturetocapturefleetingmomentsofhumanexperienceisunique.Withhisdiscerningeyeforformandcolour,shapeandsymmetry,heoffersuswindowsintootherworlds.Seenatthelargescaleofthisnewbook,McCurry'simagesareparticularlypowerful:reproducedatslightlylargerthanlifesize,hisportraitshaveanextraordinaryimmediacyandimpact,whileeventhesmallestdetailsofhisspectacularlandscapesareclearlyvisibleonthepage.Portraitsofchildren,pilgrimsandfarmersarepresentedalongsideviewsofancienttemples,busycitystreets,dramaticmountainlandscapesandquietscenesofdailylife-peopleareseenfishing,playing,workingandpraying.Theimagesarepresentedinanuninterruptedsequenceformaximumimpact,andallthephotographsareshownateitherfull-pagesizeorasdouble-pagespreads.Thebackofthebookcontainsextendedpicturecaptionsaccompaniedbycolourthumbnailimagesforquickidentification.

作者简介

SteveMcCurry(b.1950)launchedhiscareerasaphotojournalistwhen,disguisedinnativegarb,hecrossedthePakistanborderintoAfghanistanovertwentyyearsago.HisremarkablecoveragewonhimtheRobertCapaGoldMedal,whichisawardedtophotographerswhoexhibitexceptionalcourageandenterprise.FamousalsoforhisworkinSoutheastAsia,McCurry'sphotographsarebeautiful,upliftingandaffecting.McCurryisaregularcontributortomanyinternationaljournalsincludingNationalGeographicmagazine.HeisamemberofMagnumPhotos.

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