Flora Photographica
The Flower in Contemporary Photography
$87.99
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2022
Summary
Vivid, bold, spectacular and unexpected: a definitive overview of one of contemporary photography’s most innovative fields, showcasing flower imagery by more than 120 of the world’s leading practitioners.
There has never been a period in photography’s long history - no school, no movement - when flowers have not been a central focus, whether in the form of the classic still life, the botanical study, incorporated into portraiture and studies of the human body, documen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500024584 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0500024588 |
| Author: | William A. Ewing, Danaé Panchaud |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.88kg |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 44mm x 252mm |
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Critics Review
“Dazzling… Brings the history of flower photography up into the new millennium… Poignant essays…accompany the images.”–Airmail
‘The photographs take centre stage’ - Times LUXX
‘An essential compendium of flowers in contemporary image-making’ - Aesthetica
‘Playful and inventive’ - Daily Telegraph
‘Contemporary flower photos flourish’ - Financial Times
‘Dazzling … Brings the history of flower photography up into the new millennium … Poignant essays accompany the images’ - Airmail
About The Author
William A. Ewing
William A. Ewing is an author, lecturer and curator of photography. Director of the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne from 1996 to 2010, his many publications on photography include The Body (1994), Edward Burtynsky: Essential Elements (2016) and Civilization (2018).
Danaé Panchaud is a curator and lecturer specializing in photography. She is the director and curator of the Photoforum Pasquart in Biel, an exhibition centre dedicated to Swiss and international emerging photography.
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