Joel Sternfeld Photography Monographs and Exhibition Catalogs.
You don't just need technical skills or good equipment to be a great photographer - you also have to have the right eye, a way of seeing the world that others haven't. This idea i.
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Joel Sternfeld (born 1944) is a photographer whose work sits within the American documentary tradition of Walker Evans and Robert Frank. He is celebrated for his pioneering color photographs that explore societal issues, and are often characterized by subtle irony and humor. His series American Prospects is regarded as one of the most influential bodies of photographic work from the late.
A specially-commissioned essay by Kerry Brougher, Chief Curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, considers the historical context in which Sternfeld was working and the pivotal role that American Prospects has played in the course of contemporary filmmaking and art photography.
Joel Sternfeld:American Prospects by Joel Sternfeld, 9783882439151, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide.
The book is presented in the classic photobook format with an image on each right-hand page and facing a blank one opposite except for a caption. The photos at 34 by 27 centimetres are much bigger than in the original book (24.5 by 20) and printed on a whiter paper than the more creamy white in the '87 copy, both books use a 175 screen. Though perhaps a very minor point the photos include a.