Tir a'Mhurain: The Outer Hebrides of Scotland

by Paul Strand

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Tir a'Mhurain is a collection of photographs that reflects the impressions gathered by Paul Strand and his wife Hazel during their 3-month visit to the Hebrides in 1945. Juxtaposing people and landscape, Strand's beautifully sequenced photographs depict the perfect complicity he saw between nature and habitation in their wild terrain. Whether it is a view of the rocks and the sea or a grinning shepherd boy; scuddling clouds hanging over seaside house or the wrinkled face of an old lady framed by a knitted shawl, Strand's images transcend the ephemeral. This extended portrait captures the essence and complexity of a singular place. This is a true masterpiece of photography.

  • ISBN13 9781780274232
  • Publish Date 12 January 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Birlinn General
  • Imprint Birlinn Ltd
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 128
  • Language English