Colour Works - The 1980s and 90s

The 1980s and 90s was a golden period for editorial photography. They were the Thatcher years - a period of time when a gilded and confident yuppie generation spent freely with a new hedonistic, 'never had it so cool' loads of money mentality.

About the author

Homer Sykes published his first book in 1977. Since then he has published over 15 more books and has featured in magazines worldwide. He has exhibited widely with his first show being held in 1971 at the ICA, London. In 2014 the prestigious Maison Robert Doisneau museum in Paris gave him a one man show, the first ever for a British photographer.

Summary

The 1980s and 90s. Much of the work in this new book was commissioned Homer was constantly busy covering so many different subjects, not just British Life as featured in this book but also on international assignment. He photographed with a subjective eye for an objective purpose, and was given great freedom in the editing of his work. In Colour Works the 1980s and 90s, he has brought together some of his favourite images in a cohesive edit of over 140 photographs. They tell a very British story, in his unique way. The book includes extended captions, not just a place and date, but information that offers a s

Product details

• Authors: HOMER SYKES, Homer Sykes
• Publisher: Turnaround
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781911306733
• ISBN: 978-1-911306-73-3
• Weight: 1497 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; History, HISTORY / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology, Individual photographers, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, History and Archaeology, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)