Smoke and Mirrors, 9781846149443
Hardcover
Cars: more than metal, mirrors to our lives, hopes, and dreams.

Smoke and Mirrors

cars, photography and dreams of the open road

  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    30 November 2020

Summary

Smoke and Mirrors: Car Photography Beyond the Surface

Car photography often falls into predictable patterns – slick images designed to sell a lifestyle. But our relationship with cars is far more profound. Like the camera, the car has transformed how we experience the world, enabling road trips and inspiring significant photographic documentaries. A car embodies our hopes, desires, and dreams.

In “Smoke and Mirrors,” renowned and emerging photographers unite to celebrate the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781846149443
ISBN-10:1846149444
Author:Hoxton Mini Press, Adam Hay-Nicholls
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Particular Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:30 November 2020
Weight:951g
Dimensions:253mm x 195mm x 24mm
About The Author

Hoxton Mini Press

Martin Usborne is a renowned photographer and co-founder, with Ann Waldvogel, of Hoxton Mini Press, a publisher dedicated to bringing beautiful photobooks to a wider audience. In 2017 Hoxton Mini Press teamed up with Penguin Books to create a series of books gathering the best photography on distinctive subjects, hoping to reach the widest audience with art that enriches the human experience. Smoke and Mirrors is the second title in the series.

Adam Hay-Nicholls is a lifelong petrolhead who has driven eye-catching automobiles all over the world. Adam started his writing career with the car culture magazine Intersection before working in Formula One for over a decade, first with The Red Bulletin and, still to this day, as the F1 correspondent for Metro. He writes about cars - usually fast and expensive ones - for GQ and the Sunday Telegraph. Ironically, he doesn’t own a car.

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