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Brigitte Carnochan On the Wings of Wild Geese Essay by John Wood ISBN: 9781555953805
• Features an impressive and elegant presentation of Hudson Hills Press 9.75 x 11in. 144 pp. 70 col. October 2012 $50.00 Hardcover
“Brigitte Carnochan’s is a life-affirming imagery reminiscent of Baudelaire’s nineteenth century Parisian floating world.” John Wood
contemporary photographs that harmonize with thoughtfully composed poems
The Japanese subject matter of photographer Brigitte Carnochan’s new work is the ideal backdrop for the complementary poems, all written by women, that synchronize with her lightly tinted color photographs. While her distinct visions are personal, Carnochan successfully renders the universal in her photographs. Carnochan is most well known for her contemporary photography; sensuality, beauty, and craftsmanship characterize her body of work. She embarks on the task of depicting the ubiquitous subject of the nude to “present an essential portrait of femininity, a portrait more essential than I can recall in any other photographer’s work,” according to John Wood in his introductory essay.
Manuel Álvarez Bravo ISBN: 9788415253266
Gerardo Mosquera, Iván de la Nuez and Catherine David
T.F. Editores 9.5 in x 11.75 in 240 pp. 150 col. November 2012 $60.00 Hardcover
Manuel Álvarez Bravo, a pioneer of art photography in Mexico, is a cornerstone of Mexican culture and twentieth-century Latin-American photography. This book, published to accompany an exhibtion at the Fundación Mapfre runs through 150 of Bravo’s photographs.
White & Black ISBN: 9788189738433 Niyogi Books 11.5 x 11in. 236 pp. 205 b.&w. July 2012 $85.00 Hardcover
A Journey to the Centre of Imperial Calcutta Soutmitra Das, with photographs by Christopher Taylor The seeds of the city of Calcutta were sown only after Job Charnock chose a certain spot between presentday Nimtala and Shobhabazar to establish the first British outpost. White & Black takes a clear-eyed view of the changing face of Calcutta. It is this that Christopher Taylor celebrates in his superb black and white frames, and Soumitra Das captures in his sweeping narrative.