Alex Webb: The Suffering of Light
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.77 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597111732 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Recognized as a pioneer of American color photography since the 1970s, Webb has consistently created photographs characterized by intense color and light. Featuring key works alongside previously unpublished photographs, "The Suffering of Light" provides the most thorough examination to date of this modern master's prolific, 30-year career.The photographs of Alex Webb (born 1952) have appeared in a wide range of publications, including "The New York Times Magazine," "Life," "Stern" and "National Geographic," and have been exhibited at the International Center of Photography, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. A member of Magnum Photos since 1976, Webb lives in New York City.. He is a recipient of the Leica Medal of Excellence (2000) and the Premio Internacional de Fotografia Alcobendas (2009). Gathering some of his most iconic images, many of which were taken in the far corners of the earth, this exquisite book brings a fresh perspective to his extensive catalog. His work, with its richly layered and complex composition, touches on multiple genres, including street photography, photojournalism, and fine art, but as Webb claims, "to me it all is photography. "The Suffering of Light" is the first comprehensive monograph charting the career of acclaim
He won a National Book Critics Circle Award in 2012 for "Otherwise Known as the Human Condition". Alex Webb was born in San Francisco in 1952. His photographs have been featured in The New York Times Magazine, Life, Stern, and National Geographic and exhibited at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, and
Every photographer should own this precious gem. Thank you Mr. Webb for letting us into your world and opening our eyes to possibilities deemed only imaginable. I look at these photos and at times I have a hard time understanding how they could even be real. They are simple beyond anything I've ever seen.But what you have done is created a subtextual world, images that seem to go beyond the naked eye.I am so glad I bought this book, it has e. Allen R. Barrett said Beautiful book, Alex Webb really gives me some sense. Beautiful book, Alex Webb really gives me some sense of what to look for when I travel and shoot street shots, I only wish I could see the way he sees things.. Beautiful photos from a truly gifted and skilled individual. Amazing photos. I only shoot black and white for my personal work, considering myself a traditionalist. But seeing color work as amazing as this really blew my mind. Any photographer would appreciate this collection of photos, especially if they like to do documentary or street photography.
Of course, Haiti and the Mexican border are well represented, locales that opened up a new way to see.He has been able to render Haiti - a place often depicted for its chaos - with a precise eye, finding personal moments that are as still as they are complex. A 30-year retrospective of a great, and often overlooked, American pioneer of colour photography who pays scant regard to genre boundaries, merging art photography, photojournalism and often complex street photographs.--Sean O'Hagan"The Guardian" (12/13/2011)The images - rich in color and visual rhythm - span 30 years and several continents. He can make an American street seem far more foreboding than any Third World slum.--David Gonzalez"The New York Times" (12/18/2011)In far-flung corners of the globe, Webb captures glimpses of beauty in impoverished lives and stoicism in the face of strife.--Jack Crager"American Photo" (12/01/2011) . The people in his frames can look