The country farmers of the Ausseerland in Austria take a special pride in one of life's most humble tasks: the building of a woodpile. Pieces of wood of varying shapes, colour and sizes are arranged in highly ordered ways to form patterns that are ever surprising and constantly varied, yet peculiar to each individual slacker. "Stacking Wood" is Mimi Lipton and Thorsten Duser's photographic chronicle of this unique local tradition. These pictures of woodpiles, while not letting us forget for a mo...
Here, in words drawn from diaries, letters, journals, memoirs, prose and poetry, is a powerful portrait of men uniquely bound together in hellish circumstances they knew they were unlikely to survive.'
Andrew D. Lytle's Baton Rouge (The Hill Collection: Holdings of the LSU Libraries)
Andrew David Lytle produced thousands of photographic images in the sixty years during which he lived in Baton Rouge and operated Lytle Studio. His heirs, alas, reportedly shattered his glass-plate negatives by dropping them down a dry well soon after his death, not realizing their value. Andrew D. Lytle's Baton Rouge preserves some of the only images that remain, a vintage treasure for contemporary viewers. These 120 photographs give entrée into life in Louisiana's capital city from the 1860...
Tobermory, the principal town on the island of Mull, is one of the prettiest towns in the Hebrides. Its principal street, Main Street, with its buildings painted in distinctive bright colours, is also one of the most well-known views in Scotland.This book includes the work of three local photographers, uniquely qualified to capture the spirit of this magical place in all its moods. In addition to pictures of the town, its views, surrounding countryside and wildlife - on land and sea - it also fe...
World War Two From Above tells the amazing story of the daring photo-reconnaissance flyers and backroom boffins whose role was key in helping the Allies win the war. Copiously illustrated with aerial photographs drawn from the archives of the major Allied and Axis powers, this book examines all the theatres of the war; from Europe to the Pacific.
The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection
Elton John's truly remarkable collection of international modernist photography stems from personal passion: since 1991, he has amassed more than two thousand photographs, which include key figures from Europe and America alongside many of the foremost photographers from Japan, Eastern Europe and Latin America. This book draws together the finest works from 1920 to 1950, a period that is widely considered to be photography's 'coming of age', a time of great experimentation and innovation when ar...
The country cottage - small-scale, harmonious, rooted in the landscape - seems to sum up all that is best about Britain. This anthology presents a range of cottages from Northumbria to Cornwall, and from East Anglia to Wales. Some are reflections of place, showing how, for centuries, country people used the materials around them to create buildings that seem to grow out of their surroundings. Others were purpose-built and architect-designed, forming trim terraces in estate villages. Some cottage...
In this guide, readers are presented with an overall view of Zimbabwe, giving a historical perspective, enlarging on the country's wealth and, in particular, expounding on its attractions as a tourist destination. It covers the scenic highlights, major towns, natural history and the accommodation and recreational facilities of this beautiful country. The photographs show the outstanding scenic beauty of the various regions of Zimbabwe, focusing particularly on the major tourist areas - Victoria...