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In the sixth installment of The Photography Workshop Series, Richard Misrach-well known for sublime and expansive landscapes that focus on the relationship between humans and their environment-offers his insight into creating photographs that are visually beautiful and contain cultural implications.
Aperture Foundation works with the world's top photographers to distill their creative approaches to, teachings on, and insights into photography-offering the workshop experience in a book. Our goal is to inspire photographers at all levels who wish to improve their work, as well as readers interested in deepening their understanding of the art of photography. Through images and words, in this volume Misrach shares his own creative process and discusses a wide range of issues, from the language of color photography and the play of light and atmosphere, to transcending place and time through metaphor, myth, and abstraction.
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Richard Misrach is one of the most influential color photographers of his generation. His work is held in the collections of over fifty major institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship. His previous Aperture titles include Destroy This Memory (2010), Golden Gate (2012), Petrochemical America (with Kate Orff, 2012), The Mysterious Opacity of Other Beings (2015), and Border Cantos (with Guillermo Galindo, 2016).Lucas Foglia has published three books, including Human Nature (2017). His work is held in collections at the International Center of Photography, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and Victoria and Albert Museum, London.Meghann Riepenhoff is an artist who has exhibited widely. Her work has appeared in Artforum, the New York Times, Foam Magazine, WIRED, and the San Francisco Chronicle. She was a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow.
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In the sixth installment of The Photography Workshop Series, Richard Misrach—well known for sublime and expansive landscapes that focus on the relationship between humans and their environment—offers his insight into creating photographs that are visually beautiful and contain cultural implications.
Aperture Foundation works with the world’s top photographers to distill their creative approaches to, teachings on, and insights into photography—offering the workshop experience in a book. Our goal is to inspire photographers at all levels who wish to improve their work, as well as readers interested in deepening their understanding of the art of photography. Through images and words, in this volume Misrach shares his own creative process and discusses a wide range of issues, from the language of color photography and the play of light and atmosphere, to transcending place and time through metaphor, myth, and abstraction.
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“For those fascinated by the practice as much as the finished photograph, American photographer Richard Misrach’s forthcoming addition to the Photography Workshop series is a gift.” —i-D
“Misrach effortlessly coaxes elegance from difficulty and resilience.” —Chris Allnutt, Financial Times
