Abbott, Brett 1978-

Engaged observers : documentary photography since the sixties by Brett Abbott( Book )

12 editions published in 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 835 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Overview: In the decades following World War II, an independently minded, critically engaged form of photojournalism began to flourish. It was not destined for the morning papers or exclusively for newsmagazines, and it did not attempt to be neutral. This kind of photojournalism was self-assigned. It declared its independence from the mainstream media's editorial control, and it was disseminated to the public through books, exhibitions, articles, and, more recently, the Web. Engaged Observers focuses on nine photographers who have participated in the development of this documentary approach. Surveyed are Leonard Freed (Black in White America), Philip Jones Griffiths (Vietnam Inc.), W. Eugene Smith (Minamata), Susan Meiselas (Nicaragua: June 1978-July 1979), Mary Ellen Mark (Streetwise), Larry Towell (The Mennonites), Sebastiao Salgado (Migrations), Lauren Greenfield (Girl Culture), and James Nachtwey ("The Sacrifice"). Each section opens with an introductory essay that sets the work in its evolving historical context

Edward Weston's book of nudes by Edward Weston( Book )

12 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and German and held by 556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Edward Weston : photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum by Brett Abbott( Book )

11 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The biography of the photographer Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958) is full of colorful vignettes of the sort that enliven popular accounts of an artist's life. The singular pursuit of aesthetic ideals (and the resulting financial hardships); the marriages, divorces, and affairs; the early onset of a debilitating illness - all punctuate most Weston histories. However, what remains at the core of any examination of the photographer's career is his body of work, which includes signature images that are among the finest in the medium." "In 2003 the Getty Museum, which holds a collection of about 240 Weston prints, hosted a colloquium on the photographer. This volume in the In Focus series records remarks by the author, Brett Abbott, along with those of six other participants: William Clift, Amy Conger, David Featherstone, Weston Naef, David Travis, and Jennifer Watts. Context for their conversation is provided by the author's introduction, plate texts, and chronology. Approximately fifty of Weston's images demonstrate why his work continues to resonate with a contemporary public and serves as a model for a host of photographers active today."--Jacket

Abelardo Morell : the universe next door by Elizabeth Siegel( Book )

4 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 328 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Over the past twenty-five years, Abelardo Morell (b. 1948) has earned international praise for his images that use the language of photography to explore visual surprise and wonder. Born in Havana, Cuba, Morell came to the United States as a teenager in 1962 and later studied photography, earning an MFA from Yale University. He gained attention for intimate, black-and-white pictures of domestic objects from a child's point of view, inspired by the birth of his son in 1986, as well as images in which he turns a room into a giant camera obscura, projecting exterior views onto interior spaces; and photographs of books that revel in their sensory materiality. In more recent years, he has turned to color, exploring the camera obscura with a painterly delight and innovating a tent camera that projects outdoor scenes onto a textured ground. Across his career, Morell has approached photography with remarkable wit and creativity, examining everyday objects with childlike curiosity. The first in-depth treatment in fifteen years, this handsome and important book examines Morell's career to the present day, including his earlier works in black-and-white and never before published color photographs from the past decade. An essay by Elizabeth Siegel, along with a recent interview with the artist and an illustrated chronology of his life and works, offers a riveting portrait of this contemporary photographer and his ongoing artistic endeavors."--Publisher information

Wynn Bullock : revelations by Brett Abbott( Book )

6 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wynn Bullock was one of the most significant photographers of the mid-twentieth century. This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the photographer's career in nearly forty years

Landscape in photographs by Karen Hellman( Book )

6 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gordon Parks : segregation story by Gordon Parks( Book )

2 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 165 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In September 1956, Life magazine published a photo-essay by Gordon Parks entitled "The Restraints: Open and Hidden," which documented the everyday activities and rituals of one extended African American family living in the rural South under Jim Crow segregation. One of the most powerful photographs depicts Joanne Thornton Wilson and her niece, Shirley Anne Kirksey, standing in front of a theater in Mobile, Alabama, an image which became a forceful "weapon of choice," as Parks would say, in the struggle against racism and segregation. While 26 photographs were eventually published in Life and some were exhibited in his lifetime, the bulk of Parks' assignment was thought to be lost. In 2011, five years after Parks' death, The Gordon Parks Foundation discovered more than 70 color transparencies at the bottom of an old storage bin marked "Segregation Series" that are now published for the first time in Segregation Story

No substitute for amazement : Edward Weston's book of nudes : based on the original mock-up by Edward Weston( Book )

1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Edward Weston's Book of Nudes : Photographien by Edward Weston( Book )

1 edition published in 2008 in German and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Black in white America by Leonard Freed( Book )

3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Looks at African-American life during the Civil Rights Era. The author's essay presents a composite of the daily lives of black people in the north and south, on the city streets, in housing projects, and in rural communities, living joyously, peacefully, and defiantly during one of the greatest social struggles of our times