{"product_id":"looking-at-photography-hardcover","title":"Looking at Photography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Frailey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to read photographs: the new essential primer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1973, John Szarkowski, the revered director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, published his classic volume \u003ci\u003eLooking at Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art\u003c\/i\u003e, offering a wide-ranging and accessible history of photography and an engaging primer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, American photographer and educator Stephen Frailey has borrowed Szarkowski's concept and format for his new book, \u003ci\u003eLooking at Photography\u003c\/i\u003e: 100 great images and a page of text for each. Frailey picks up where Szarkowski left off, updating the project to take stock of significant photographs from the early 1980s to the present day. Through a focused discussion on each individual work, Frailey articulates the themes and emerging sensibility of contemporary photography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArtists featured in this volume include Tina Barney, Jeff Wall, Steven Meisel, Nan Goldin, Helmut Newton, Martin Parr, Tim Walker and Wolfgang Tillmans, among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Frailey\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1957) is a photographer, writer, curator, editor and educator. His work has been shown, published and collected internationally. He served as the Chair of Photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York from 1998 to 2018, and is the co-chair of its MPS Fashion Photography Program. In 2003 he founded the Auction for Photographic Education in Afghanistan to create a photography department at Kabul University. In 2007 he founded the photography magazine \u003ci\u003eDear Dave\u003c\/i\u003e, and is its Editor in Chief. He is currently the Director of Education at Red Hook Labs.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.8 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769306382624,"sku":"9788862087025","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0bb01927c2bb4da861d0a642b20458da.webp?v=1780345575","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/looking-at-photography-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}