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Street Photography Now (2010)

by Sophie Howarth(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0500543933 (ISBN13: 9780500543931)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Thames & Hudson

review 1: A beautiful book of modern street photography. It is essentially a sampler of the work of many different photographers, with each getting 2-8 pages, or so. The authors describe the approach used by each, including several quotes and observations. The pictures are really wonderful; often moving, striking, or humorous. It's a great read for fans of street photography. My only criticism is that the text felt a little repetitive toward the end, after describing the often similar styles of so many different photographers. While it might have been nice to have a few more photos from some of my favorite photographers, I admire the author's intent to spread the word about several talented individuals.
review 2: A nice effort. Well rounded, international, heterogeneous ... moresense of what street photography is and can be. I wish the print quality had been a little better, and that the texts for many photographers defied the gallery gobbledegook so rampant in the art world (e.g., picked at random: "There's a tantalizing, asymptotic convergence between reality and a photograph, but the two never seem to get together."). But overall a welcome survey.The discussion that concludes the book, though kind of nerdy, actually makes a useful distinction for me: the difference between photojournalism and street photography. In a nutshell, photojournalism tries to answer questions (who, what, where, when, why). Great street photos raise more questions than they answer. less

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