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lynnb said:
Has anyone here received a copy of Edward Weston: One Hundred Twenty Five Photographs? ISBN 978-1934429570.
Expensive, but if the selection and repro quality are first rate it might be worth the asking price of $200.
http://www.amazon.com/Edward-Weston...pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1337199202&pf_rd_i=283155

Jan - if you liked Stephen Shore, you might also enjoy Sam Abell's The Life Of A Photograph. Not as analytical as Shore, but interesting with lots of excellent images.
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thanks for the name Lynn.. I'll check it out
 
peter_n said:
I also grew up in Manchester and was alerted to the existence of the book by Michael Markey above. Mine is coming from the UK and should be here next week. Really looking forward to it!
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Hope that you like it Peter.
Manchester in the `50`s and `60`s but also much more.
We`re all having a meet up this coming Sat so I may take it along for inspiration 🙂
 
Vivian Maier: Street Photographer. A real treat for admirers of street photography.

Francesca Woodman (SFMOMA Exhibition catalog). If the work of this enigmatic and driven photographer grabs you, then grab this book.
 
I recently received my copy of "Vivian Maier/Street Photographer" but have only had a chance to glance through it... some very powerful images.
Hopefully I'll get a chance over the holidays to sit down and truly savour it.

I just ordered "Gabriele Basilico-Silicon Valley".
(ISBN-10: 8861303005, ISBN-13: 978-8861303003)
 
Impession Milton Keynes arrived yesterday and after a quick look i'm impressed ....Go Vicky!

"Vivian Maier/Street Photographer" will be my Xmas present to me 🙂
 
Lately: Koudelkas "Gypsies". Impressive, but I like the reproduction in the original better. The new one is very "chalk and soot".
RfF's Vicky Lamburns" Milton Keynes" book. Well done, and, rare among photo essays, well written.
John Bottes "9/11" 10 years after. John was a NYPD detective and had full access to the site from the day after.
 
Tom A said:
RfF's Vicky Lamburns" Milton Keynes" book. Well done, and, rare among photo essays, well written.
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Wow, thanks Tom. I put so much into that book, I'm glad others are enjoying it and are happy with their purchase.

bgb said:
Impession Milton Keynes arrived yesterday and after a quick look i'm impressed ....Go Vicky!
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Awww thanks again Brian, I'm just so pleased it arrived so quickly around the other side of the world in NZ, 6 days from the UK at Christmas time can't be bad!

Vicky
 
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11 photo-books for just 60euro's Sweet deal!! 😀
 
Tom A said:
Lately: Koudelkas "Gypsies". Impressive, but I like the reproduction in the original better. The new one is very "chalk and soot".
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Agree, and a number of changes I don't like at all. eg the last image (1975 edn) around the coffin. Bringing out detail in the window has destroyed the character of the light and the figure of a girl on the bottom of the left hand corner has been inexplicably totally removed !! (page 38 new edn)

Many other changes in the printing and cropping some are better most are worse. Some detail previously removed has been left in this time. eg pg 6 of 2011 has detail on the top RHS of the building left in previously removed ( Straznice 1965 in the old edn) and is now pulling and distracting the eye. Also a crop to remove a distracting blonde half face lady has been lost on the middle RHS same image.
The new first image though does benefit from darkroom work akin to a highlight recovery slider in revealing lamp and wall detail on the RHS which in this case enhances the power of the image.
So a mixed bag but the new edit only adds, mainly, lots more portraits and nothing to the overall impact of the original. Like all/most "Director's Cuts" it is just bloated with material which was edited out for a good reason in the first place but the director can't bear to loose.
If you are fortunate enough to have the first edition this is worth the modes price if not buy Exiles instead IMHO a much better work.
Seasons Greeting to all
 
Your post is interesting Chris. I've never seen the first edition of Gypsies so can't comment, but Tom's "chalk and soot" description reminds me that this edition of Gypsies is very similar in look to the fairly recent Invasion 68: Prague which is also published by Aperture.

I can't believe that Koudelka wasn't involved in this new edition of Gypsies, when you read David Alan Harvey's description of Koudelka's reaction to HCB's Scrapbook exhibit at the ICP it's clear that Koudelka is very concerned about his legacy. I actually like the portraits in the book as Koudelka seemed to have a connection with these people many of whom lived in very difficult circumstances.

It's true that Aperture have gone on a bit of a Koudelka binge the last couple of years, but he is a money maker and you can't really blame them for grasping the opportunity. However I do feel that he must have been involved with this second edition, and I seem to remember reading somewhere that he wasn't too happy with the original edition as it was very different from the way he had planned it himself. This recent review expands on that a bit. BTW, Exiles is on sale at Amazon for $1,650.00 new, $865.00 used! 😱
 
Peter

Actually Invasion is much nicer than the new Gypsies. The original Gypsies is a very glossy finish. The new edition has a very matt paper which exaggerates the soot. Invasion is nearer the gloss.
The new book is worthwhile for the new portraits but the original as a whole work is vastly superior.
I'm sure you would find much in this link of interest. Thanks for yours, Ladd is a widely read perceptive critic but has been off his blog for a while I presume working on his Errata editions. I hadn't seen the David Aan Harvey so particular thanks for that.

http://www.americansuburbx.com/2010/03/theory-modern-sublime-world-of-josef.html

Note that photographers, even of his stature, are not necessarily the best editors of their work particularly after the gap of so many years. I cannot possibly imagine his original marquette had gatefold pages !! I think he picked that idea up from his panoramic work eg Lime Stone, France: La Martinière, 2001.

Seasons Greetings
 
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- Francesca Woodman (SFMOMA Exhibition catalog)

Keith Carter:
- from Uncertain to Blue (new expanded version)
- Mojo
- A certain Alchemy

- Anton Corbijn: Famouz (his best publication so far imho)
 
Leica Copies by HPR. These were appearing for sale lately at reasonable prices (for some reason!) so I grabbed one. Great fun reading this if you enjoy the older Leica compatible RF gear like me.
 
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