This book is the brass ring of stories and photographs that trace the lavish history of merry-go-rounds.
This collection of seven folders celebrating Lloyd's Bank's milestone building in the City of London designed by Richard Rogers. Each folder contains photographs and text detailing concept development, architectural details, history of Lloyds' and its buildings.
Through his camera, Genevan photographer Charles Weber documented Iconstases – minature chapels adored with icons found along the roads of Greece. His pictures that deliberately reject the romantic question: what is preserved of the divine in the midst of ever-changing landscapes?
A collection of photographs of British fairgrounds during the 1970s by Dick Scott-Stewart.
Edited by Mark Williams.
This book is an extenstion of a photography exhibition that took place at The Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1996.Featuring photographs by Jim Goldberg, Nan Goldin, Sally Mann, Jack Radcliffe, and Kathy Vargas, the images explore and communicate to the public the experience and meaning of hospice care. The approaches of the five artists vary substantially in their style and subject matter, ranging from dark and intense to images of smiles and loved ones.
Icon Stations is a photographic index of 300 icon stands; wayside shrines that punctuate the vast and mountainous landscape of Crete. Compiled over the course of 4 years, the collection of images is both a straight-forward, objective record and yet an intimate document of a journey – one that unravels a whole host of histories and myths woven into the fabric of their existence. It is an attempt at a loose indexing, an intuitive gathering of various forms of shrines that occupy various indeterminate spaces across the island: roads, pathways, shorelines, boundaries and thresholds. Together, these lonely reliquaries make up a symbolic geography through which memory is both conveyed and sustained.
This book is one of only two non-fiction works by American author and screenwriter Mario Puzo, and offers an in-depth behind the scenes look at the world of gambling in Las Vegas.
An exploration of the Kasbah – a unique kind of medina, or Islamic city. It stands in one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean, overlooking the islands where a Carthaginian trading-post was established in the 4th century BC.
New York, New York: Master Works of a Street Peddler by George Forss is a captivating photographic journey through the soul of New York City, as seen through the lens of a self-taught street photographer. From his humble post on the sidewalks of Manhattan, Forss captured iconic cityscapes and fleeting moments with striking clarity and emotion. This collection showcases the raw beauty, grandeur, and humanity of the city that never sleeps—revealing a world often overlooked by the hurried passersby. A true outsider artist, Forss transforms everyday scenes into masterworks, offering a deeply personal and timeless tribute to New York.
This book traces the five-year construction of Plumtree Court, Goldman Sachs' new headquarters in Central London, through Juergen Teller's inimitable vision. Teller relished immersing himself in such a long-term project, one thrillingly different to the fashion world he knows so well.
An incredible photo reference on interiors. Beautiful design examples for each room as well as details of interior architecture looking at everything from floors, walls and furnishings to private spaces and children's play areas. The book gives attention to the relationship between exterior and interior architecture. With work included by an array of important designers including Sori Yanagi, Shiro Kuramata, Shigeru Uchida, Awatsuji Expo, Shigeo Fukuda, Jiro Takamatsu and Shinya Fujiwara amongst others.
In this remarkable visual survey, internationally acclaimed photographer Sebastiaao Salgado documents traditional methods of sustainable coffee farming across the globe, revealing rituals deeply steeped in history and pride.