A vivid, imaginative response to the sensual and erotic in postwar American photography, with attention to the beauty of the nude, both male and female When photographer Coda Gray befriends a family with a special interest in a young boy, the motivation behind his special attention is difficult to grasp, "like water slipping through our fingers." ......
Enchanting Philippines gives a pictorial overview of this intriguing and exciting archipelago, with its over 7,000 islands set in the sparkling Pacific Ocean. The intense, dark brooding green of the tropical vegetation, the blinding white coral sands of the beaches and the aquamarine blue of the surrounding tropical seas make for a fizzing ......
Enchanting Cambodia is a colourful and informative introduction to one of the most fascinating and distinctive countries in Southeast Asia, home of the great Khmer civilization, which created the vast temple complex at Angkor. Most visitors come to see Angkor Wat, the main temple that was lost in the jungle for centuries, and is now part of a ......
Compared with camera phones and compact cameras, modern DSLRs can seem terribly over-complicated to the novice photographer. The truth is, they have to be over-complicated to satisfy the needs of a diverse range of users, despite the fact that most photographers will only use a small percentage of the features on a regular basis. What the beginner ......
From the 1890s to 1930s, stately mansions lined Syracuse's James Street, their elegant gardens, architecture, and streetscapes a point of city-wide pride. The Gilded Age on Syracuse's James Street combines newly published photographs with histories of the mansions and people that once occupied Syracuse's most fashionable street. More than just ......
"Discover South Carolina's historical charm, her out-of-the-way vistas, her unsung secrets." -Mary Alice Monroe, from the foreword From the Appalachians to the Atlantic, South Carolina's awe-inspiring beauty is revealed in South Carolina Reflections: A Photographic Journey-a visually stirring tribute to one of America's favorite destinations. Rich ......
Photography and the Making of the Nazi Racial Community examines the role of photography in the construction of the Nazi Volksgemeinschaft, a racially exclusive community, during the Third Reich. Julie R. Keresztes explores how the dictatorship promoted photography for those who belonged to that community and excluded Jews from the practice. As ......
Photography and the Making of the Nazi Racial Community examines the role of photography in the construction of the Nazi Volksgemeinschaft, a racially exclusive community, during the Third Reich. Julie R. Keresztes explores how the dictatorship promoted photography for those who belonged to that community and excluded Jews from the practice. As ......
In Carnalities, Mariana Ortega presents a phenomenological study of aesthetics grounded in the work of primarily Latinx artists. She introduces the idea of carnal aesthetics informed by carnalities, creative practices shaped by the self's affective attunement to the material, cultural, historical, communal, and spiritual. For Ortega, carnal ......
