This book presents the epic story of New York in photographs, photo-portraits, maps, and aerial views—nearly 600 pages of emotional, atmospheric images, from the mid-19th century to the present day. Supplementing this treasure trove of images are hundreds of quotations and references from relevant books, movies, shows and songs. The city's fluctuating fortunes are all represented, from the wild nights of the Jazz Age and the hedonistic disco era, to the grim days of the Depression and the devastation of 9/11 and its aftermath, as its broken-hearted but unbowed citizens picked up the pieces.
In the twenty-five centuries since the Buddha's death, his profound teachings and path have guided and enlightened millions of lives. The Buddha also has inspired some of the most beautiful and magnificent artistic creations ever produced by humanity. Jon Ortner's photographs of over 150 of these extraordinary works of art grace this volume. From the hundreds of rare Laotian Buddhas filling the Pak Ou Caves to the colossal gold and gem-encrusted Maha Muni Buddha of Mandalay, the Buddha's wisdom, compassion, and serenity are eternally present. Simple but powerful verses from the sacred teachings of the Buddha accompany the photographs. The foreword by Jon Ortner talks about their creation and the introduction by Jack Kornfield gives the reader an understanding of the Buddha's life and influence. Additional notes in the back of the book provide descriptive and historic information on key images.
Back in print in with a stunning new cover, this is the perfect gift forp racticing Buddhists as well as anyone simply looking for an added measure of beauty and peace in his or her life.
For anyone interested in primitive cultures and field photography as high art, this stunning volume by Gianni Giansanti, the renowned author of Vanishing Africa, provides an exceedingly intimate and sympathetic portrait of indigenous peoples in their most purposeful aspect. Trekking ever deeper into the mysterious heart of undocumented—and endangered—aboriginal Africa, the birthplace of humanity, Giansanti captures the extraordinary masks, plumage, and adornment used by warriors in the remotest regions to invoke martial magic. Each photo is a masterpiece of abstract art that demonstrates how the natives use their bodies as canvases, painting their scarified flesh with pigments made from powdered volcanic rock and adorning themselves with flowers, leaves, grasses, shells, and animal horns. Giansanti employs virtuoso techniques of chiaroscuro, stark contrasts of texture and color, and jarring juxtapositions of the primordial and the modern to produce a rare and surreal glimpse into an eerily exotic and timeless way of life.
Producing such classic beauties as the Ferrari Testarossa, the Alfa Romeo Duetto, the Lancia Fulvia, the Fiat 500, and the Topolino, the Italian automotive industry is synonymous with style, elegance, and sensuality in design. This gorgeous volume, a jewel of design itself, is certain to rev the engines of motor-sports fans, automotive historians, and anyone who appreciates style and elegance in design. Celebrating Italy’s most historic and admired contributions to the evolution of the four-wheeler, the book features the Italian models that made motor-sports history and fueled the world of international fashion.
After thirty years of training his camera on the beauty in Great Smoky Mountains National Park photographer Richard Mack has assembled his images into a collection of exquisite images. This book showcases the park's various sections and includes text by the park interpreter about each area. These images also trace some of the changes in the park which have occurred over the last thirty years. This is a great addition to anyone's library, but especially this year - the 75th Anniversary of the park.
Here for the first time ever, is a comprehensive photographic chronicle devoted to surviving Crimean War artefacts of the period 1854 to 1856. It is illustrated brilliantly with colour photographs, many of which have not been previously published, to include bearskins, bonnets, helmets, coatees, breastplates, leathers, swords, long arms, and exotic personal items of both officers and other ranks. Among the forty-two regiments represented in this collection of artefacts are the Guards Brigade, Rifle Brigade, Household Cavalry, Dragoons, Hussars, Lancers, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Green Howards, Black Watch, and numerous other splendid regiments. Two friends, Michael Vice and B.J. Small, joined him on this project, which was five years in the making.
