On Reading

Informationen zum Autor Steve McCurry is one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography, with scores of magazine covers, more than a dozen books, and countless exhibitions around the world to his name. His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary realities – yet always retains the human element. A member of Magnum Photos, McCurry has been recognized with the Robert Capa Gold Medal and National Press Photographers Award. Paul Theroux is an acclaimed American travel writer and novelist, author of The Great Railway Bazaar and the prize-winning novel The Mosquito Coast . Klappentext A celebration of the timeless act of reading - as seen through the lens of one of the worlds most beloved photographers Young or old, rich or poor, engaged in the sacred or the secular, people everywhere read. This homage to the beauty and seductiveness of reading brings together a collection of photographs taken by Steve McCurry over his nearly four decades of travel and is introduced by award-winning writer, Paul Theroux. McCurrys mesmerizing images of the universal human act of reading are an acknowledgement of - and a tribute to - the overwhelming power of the written word. Zusammenfassung A celebration of the timeless act of reading - as seen through the lens of one of the world’s most beloved photographers Young or old, rich or poor, engaged in the sacred or the secular, people everywhere read. This homage to the beauty and seductiveness of reading brings together a collection of photographs taken by Steve McCurry over his nearly four decades of travel and is introduced by award-winning writer, Paul Theroux. McCurry’s mesmerizing images of the universal human act of reading are an acknowledgement of - and a tribute to - the overwhelming power of the written word.

Product details

• Authors: Stev McCurry, Steve McCurry, Steve; Theroux McCurry, Paul Theroux
• Assisted by: Steve McCurry (Photographer), Steve McCurry (Photographs), McCurry Steve (Photographer), Paul Theroux (Introduction)
• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9780714871295
• ISBN: 978-0-7148-7129-5
• Dimensions: 295 mm x 221 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Photography; Photography
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Fotograf, Photography, Lesen, PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Magnum, eintauchen, afghanische Mädchen, Monographs A-Z by Photographer