Born of sand and sun

"... Over a period of more than three years, Petra Basnâakovâa spent time living in Bedouin communities, to better understand their way of life, and to experience the beauty and simplicity of their existence and their deeply rooted love of the desert itself. The book follows two storylines ‐ the life journey of the Bedouin people and Basnâakova's journey of getting to know them and becoming accepted by the Bedouin community."--Provided by publisher.

About the author

Czech‐Slovak based, Petra Basnáková, trained at the Tomas Bata University in Zlin. During her studies, she completed an internship at the Bezalel Academy of arts and design in Jerusalem, where she began working on her project about the Palestinian Bedouins. The series has won several awards, including Slovak Press Photo, Sony World Photography Awards and Ian Parry scholarship. Her work has been shown in many galleries and festivals including Photo London and Photo Israel in Tel Aviv. She is currently preparing a solo exhibition at Leica Gallery and the Josef Sudek Studio in Prague. Her photographs of Bedouins were published in FOTO magazine and Der Spiegel. In 2023, she became a member of 'Women Photograph'.

Product details

• Authors: Petra Basnakova
• Assisted by: Petra Bašnáková (Photographer)
• Publisher: Turnaround
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.01.2024
• EAN: 9781911306986
• ISBN: 978-1-911306-98-6
• Dimensions: 230 mm x 300 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 900 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; PHOTOGRAPHY / Photoessays & Documentaries, Individual photographers, Palestine, Photojournalism and documentary photography