Conversations With Contemporary Photographers
Publisher: Umbrage Editions
Published: April 3, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781884167485
Subjects: Individual photographers; Photo Techniques; Photography; Criticism; Photoessays & Documentaries; Photography / General; Multicultural Education; General
Description: Conversations is a landmark series in photography, featuring extensive, in-depth interviews on aesthetics, craft, and culture with living masters and major international critics from Australia, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries, including new interviews commissioned especially for this collection. The book traces the heritage of the medium in a fascinating dozen informal discourses and topics ranging from the personal to the political, covering intimate detail and theoretical background alike. Complete with biographies, bibliographies, and self-portraits of each featured artist, it is both a vital record of the best in contemporary photography and an engaging read.