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Dewey Decimal Number: 778.9907049 EAN: 9780792269366 ISBN: 0792269365 Label: National Geographic Manufacturer: National Geographic Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: October 07, 2002 Publisher: National Geographic Release Date: October 07, 2002 Studio: National Geographic Editorial Review: Product Description: Hundreds of award-winning photographs, emphasizing the best of the last 25 years, chronicle the National Geographic Society's development into one of the greatest photographic institutions in the world. WORLD-RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHY: This book includes award-winning photography culled from the Society's vast archives, collected over the last century. Research among readers shows that photography is the most popular feature of National Geographic Magazine. CONTAINS PERSONAL, COLOURFUL ANECDOTES from the photographers themselves, who speak of their techniques and of individual photographs. Here are National Geographic magazine's photographs of the last 25 years, the facts behind them, and the inside stories of the men and women who took them. The images capture rare moments in nature and the lives of animals, along with defining events in the lives of people everywhere. Many earlier pictures place the new ones in perspective, illustrating how the Geographic has created a unique photographic approach and maintained its tradition over decades, while evolving in response the changing realities that the photography documents. Five chapters cover the Society's major themes: wildlife on land and underwater, cultures in the United States and around the world, and science - from astronomy to archaeology to the human senses. On page after page, stunning images reveal the skill and imagination of Geographic's photographers. Accompanying the images are the photographer's accounts of adventures in the field - sometimes humorous, sometimes terrifying, always vividly compelling. Author Leah Bendavid-Val writes about the photographers' achievements from technical, journalistic, and artistic points of view. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Good Collection!"The Photographs" provides an inside look at National Geographic's (NG) award-winning photographs, the facts behind them, and the inside stories of those who took them. Three themes are depicted (using five chapters): Wildlife on Land and Underwater, Cultures Around the World, and Science. The front cover is a 1984 photo of "the Afghan girl" - taken at a refugee camp in Pakistan, while the back cover is the same person 17 years later (incredible that she was found again), with children ... Read More Rating:  - It is what it is. It's a collection of National Geographic photos that were printed in previous issues. It is what you expect, fantastic. Interesting narrative laced throughout the book as well, about the history of the organization and its photojournalists. It may be hard to locate but well worth the money. Add it to your cart. Rating: - Te quita el aliento, absolutamente increiblePagina tras pagina, una experiencia, te hacer sentir, un gran libro, un trabajo sublime que uno amante de la fotografia no puede dejar pasar. Lo recomiendo con lagrimas de felicidad Rating: - Manna on mulchThe strength of the photographs in National Geographic is that they are often gorgeously-shot and expertly composed by professionals who clearly know their craft. Their weakness is that their perfection sometimes masks a banality of subject matter and narrative, often sinking them beyond the level of illustration. "National Geographic: the Photographs" embodies both aspects of the magazine's photography. While more than a few photos barely rise above the snapshot level, most are thoughtfully ... Read More Rating: - How best to describe -The PhotographsHow can we best describe the National Geographic's publication, The Photographs? Creative, aesthetic, unnatural perspectives, abstract, ultra realistic, surreal, vibrant, and the list of adjectives is endless! However, I guess what best sums up this book is that it constitutes one of the most important and impressive contributions to photojournalism. It is in reality an excellent survey or synthesis of photo images that permits readers to follow the evolution of photography dating back one hundred ... Read More |
