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Auto Focus The Self-Portrait in Contemporary Photography by Susan Bright.
, Thame and Hudson, 2010 Hardcover with dusjacket, 224 pages, Illustrated. 23 x 27.5 cm, Good condition. ISBN 9780500543894.
The only survey of established and emerging contemporary photographers through the fascinating lens of self-portraiture, perfect for photography enthusiasts, students and all those interested in contemporary art. Auto Focus, the latest book from Susan Bright, the bestselling author of Art Photography Now, features the work of 75 contemporary photographers from around the world for whom self-portraiture is a central part of their work. Issues of identity - national, sexual, racial, personal or artistic - are key to all the images featured in this book. In an extended introduction, historical examples are used to enrich the understanding of how self-portraiture was first used in photography and to illustrate how the contemporary selfportrait derived and developed from those origins. The book, organized around five themes dominant in contemporary self-portraiture, provides a clear guide for readers through a significant and dynamic genre..
Art Photography Now
, Thames & Hudson 2005, 2005 Hardcover, 224 pages, English, 280 x 240 mm, book in fine state,. ISBN 9780500543054.
This survey presents the work of eighty of the most important and best-loved artist-photographers in the world today. Susan Bright has organized the book into seven sections - portrait, landscape, narrative, object, fashion, document, and city - each of which explores the diverse subjects, styles, and methods adopted by artists. Introductions to each section outline the genres and consider why photographers are attracted to certain themes, and how issues like memory, time, objectivity, politics, identity, and the everyday are tied to certain approaches. Each photographer's work is then presented in sequence, with commentaries by the author highlighting the art's most important aspects. Quotations from the artists appear alongside to offer valuable insights into their motivations, inspirations, and intentions.
