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František Drtikol (1883–1961) is considered to be the first Czech photographer enjoying international fame. Anna Fárová’s legendary exhibit in Prague in 1972 led to the rediscovery of his briefly forgotten work.

This elaborate, illustrated volume is devoted to the nude portraits, one of the focal points in Dritkol’s oeuvre. Art Nouveau and Symbolism were strong influences on his early photographs, in which his nudes are presented as dreamy nymphs or femme fatales.

After the end of World War I, he developed his own fascinating photographic style, characterized by geometric elements, expressive, dynamic poses, and dramatic lighting. An “Art Deco photographer,” as Fárová called him, Drtikol was inspired by Futurism, Expressionism, and Cubism to discover his own lyrical, formal vocabulary.

Though he is best known for his Art Nouveau and Art Deco nudes, when Frantisek Drtikol (1883-1961) passed way, he left more portrait photography than anything else--thousands of images made between 1910 and the 1930s.

This ambitious book is the first ever devoted to those portraits alone. The selection, culled from some 2,000 in Prague's National Archive, presents a gallery of eminent Czechs and Slovaks during the first Czechoslovak Republic, as well as prominent visitors to the country from many walks of life. Apart from their pure documentary value, these images reflect Drtikol's efforts to capture his sitters' inner selves, bridging idealism and materialism.

The artist has also been the subject of The Photographer Frantisek Drtikoland Photographs by Frantisek Drtikol; this volume is compiled and written by Josef Moucha.

Long before pin-ups, Playboy, or the Internet, enterprising Parisians at the turn of the 20th-century turned the relatively new invention of the camera toward the female nude. Artfully posed with classical architecture or in flirtatious dishabille with stockings and lingerie, the winking models embody the erotic fantasies of a repressed society. Some of the women shown are demure and shy, wearing a slip or low-cut blouse-a great tease in an age when showing an ankle was scandalous. Their daring glimpses of decolletage carry a particular charge, so rare in today's world of overexposure. These cards were sold, often in packets, at street kiosks and under tabac counters, hush-hush but nevertheless ubiquitous. As foreigners flooded the city in the early part of the 20th-century, the cards became cherished souvenirs that were secretly collected and shared among men abroad. This is when the phrase "French postcards" became a euphemistic code for erotic nude images. These lovely ladies evoke a campy nostalgia that celebrates a healthy, voluptuous ideal of sensual feminine beauty. More retro than raunchy, French Postcards has the saucy fun of a naughty valentine, sure to charm and entertain a friend or lover.

While the world evaporates into the digital, the anachronistic Polaroid snapshot dominates media and advertising. The recent sale of the photography collection owned by Polaroid’s inventor Edwin Land to the Viennese photography museum WestLicht marks an art-market trend toward the analog. Beginning in the sixties, Polaroid supplied artists around the world, from Ansel Adams to Andy Warhol, with each one of the imperium’s latest products. In return, 4,400 works by 800 photographers found their way into the company’s International Collection at their European headquarters near Frankfurt am Main. In 2008, when the last instant film factory was rescued from demolition by the company Impossible, the founder’s commitment to collecting could be carried on as well. This publication features selected Polaroid masterpieces and new Impossible instant photography by contemporary artists such as Stefanie Schneider and Nobuyoshi Araki.

Skateboarding in New York City is a singular experience. It is impossible not to feel the magnitude of the landscape, and with the city in constant motion, skateboarding is both exhilarating and extremely dangerous. There is no right or wrong way to navigate this vast terrain. Only one thing is certain - the skaters and images produced in New York City are wholly unique.

The shots in Full Bleed span 30 years, with contributions from over 40 photographers. This is the first-ever comprehensive overview of the one of the most diverse and rich skating locations in the world, bringing together legendary skaters and iconic photographers.

Featuring the work of: Giovanni Reda, Jessica Bard, Ivory Serra, Tobin Yelland, Miki Vuckovich, Thomas Campbell, Larry Clark, Ed Templeton, Jerry Hsu, Atiba Jefferson, Bryce Knights, Angela Boatwright, Athena Currey, Kenneth Cappello, Charlie Samuels, Andy Kessler, Mike O’Meally, Sammy Glucksman, Allen Ying, and more.

Previously unpublished photographs in an ideal gift format.

The most amusing snapshots from the largest collection of private photographs in the world are presented in Funny Pictures, another highlight in our new series of gift books. Selected photographic treasures from Christian Skrein's vast archives document the private worlds of many different types of people.

39 four-color images

Gary Schneider was born in 1954 in East London, South Africa. His work was the subject of a major exhibition that opened at Harvard University’s Fogg Museum in February 2004, and incorporates his previously acclaimed solo exhibition, Genetic Self-Portrait, an artistic response to the Human Genome Project. He has shown extensively worldwide, including Museé d’Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland; Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; and Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, Illinois. He is represented by Julie Saul, New York; Stephen Daiter, Chicago; and Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston.

Земля вічна. Фотографічна данина нашій планеті в її природному стані

У дуже щасливий день 1970 року 26-річний Себастьян Сальгадо вперше взяв до рук камеру. Коли він подивився у видошукач, його осяяло: раптом життя набуло сенсу. З того дня — хоча знадобилися роки наполегливої праці, перш ніж він отримав досвід, щоб заробляти на життя фотографом — камера стала його інструментом для взаємодії зі світом. Сальгадо, який «завжди віддавав перевагу світлотіньовій палітрі чорно-білих зображень», знімав дуже мало кольору на початку своєї кар'єри, перш ніж повністю відмовитися від неї.

Вихований на фермі в Бразилії, Сальгадо мав глибоку любов і повагу до природи; він також був особливо чутливим до того, як люди зазнають впливу своїх часто руйнівних соціально-економічних умов. Серед безлічі робіт, створених Сальгадо за його відому кар'єру, виділяються три довгострокові проекти: «Робітники» (1993), що документує зникаючий спосіб життя робітників фізичної праці по всьому світу, «Міграції» (2000), що присвячена масовій міграції, спричиненій голодом, стихійними лихами, погіршенням стану навколишнього середовища та демографічним тиском, та цей новий твір, «ГЕНЕЗИС», результат епічної восьмирічної експедиції, метою якої було знову відкрити гори, пустелі та океани, тварин і людей, які досі уникли впливу сучасного суспільства — землю та життя на все ще незайманій планеті. «Близько 46% планети все ще такі, як і в часи генезису», — нагадує нам Сальгадо. «Ми повинні зберегти те, що існує». Проект «ГЕНЕЗИС» разом з Інститутом Землі Сальгадо присвячені демонстрації краси нашої планети, усуненню завданої їй шкоди та збереженню її для майбутнього.

Понад 30 подорожей — здійснених пішки, легкими літаками, морськими суднами, каное та навіть повітряними кулями, крізь екстремальну спеку та холод, а іноді й у небезпечних умовах — Сальгадо створив колекцію зображень, що показують нам природу, тварин та корінні народи у захоплюючій красі. Опанувавши монохром з надзвичайною майстерністю, що може конкурувати з віртуозом Анселем Адамсом, Сальгадо переносить чорно-білу фотографію у новий вимір; тональні варіації в його роботах, контрасти світла та темряви нагадують роботи старих майстрів, таких як Рембрандт та Жорж де Ла Тур.

Що відкриваєш для себе в книзі Буття? Види тварин та вулкани Галапагоських островів; пінгвіни, морські леви, баклани та кити Антарктики та Південної Атлантики; бразильські алігатори та ягуари; африканські леви, леопарди та слони; ізольоване плем'я Зое глибоко в джунглях Амазонки; народ короваї кам'яної доби із Західного Папуа; кочові скотарі дінка в Судані; ненетські кочівники та їхні стада північних оленів за Полярним колом; Джунглі ментавай на островах на захід від Суматри; айсберги Антарктики; вулкани Центральної Африки та півострова Камчатка; пустелі Сахари; річки Негро та Джуруа в Амазонці; ущелини Великого Каньйону; льодовики Аляски... і за їх межами. Присвятивши стільки часу, енергії та пристрасті створенню цієї роботи, Сальгадо порівнює GENESIS з «моїм любовним листом до планети».

У той час як лімітоване колекційне видання задумано як портфоліо великого формату, що блукає планетою, ця необмежена книга представляє добірку фотографій, розташованих у п'яти географічно: Планета Південь, Заповідники, Африка, Північні простори, Амазонія та Пантанал. Кожна по-своєму, ця книга та колекційне видання — обидва відредаговані та оформлені Лелією Ванік Сальгадо — віддають шану тріумфальному та неперевершеному проекту Сальгадо GENESIS.

Фотограф:

Себастьян Сальгадо розпочав свою кар'єру професійного фотографа в Парижі в 1973 році, а згодом працював з фотоагентствами Sygma, Gamma та Magnum Photos. У 1994 році він разом зі своєю дружиною Лелією створив Amazonas images, яке ексклюзивно займається його роботами. Фотографічні проекти Сальгадо були представлені на багатьох виставках, а також у книгах, зокрема «Інша Америка» (1986), «Сахель, людина в біді» (1986), «Працівники» (1993), «Терра» (1997), «Міграції» (2000), «Діти» (2000) та «Африка» (2007).

Редактор і автор:

Лелія Ванік Сальгадо вивчала архітектуру та містобудування в Парижі. Її інтерес до фотографії розпочався в 1970 році. У 1980-х роках вона перейшла до створення та оформлення фотокниг та організації виставок, численні з яких присвячені Себастьяну Сальгадо. З 1994 року Лелія Ванік Сальгадо була режисером Amazonas images.

Bonhams is the world’s go-to source for classic race and sports cars. In this book, the auction house presents a selection of the most breathtaking models and tells their stories

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines! reveals the undeniable icons of the classic car scene. As lovers of exclusive limited series, record-making vehicles, and legendary races themselves, Jared Zaugg and the team at Bonhams went all out in their efforts to collect the best of the best in this publication — and it shows. Every page gives the reader a sense of the intensity of true automobile culture. Large-format images showcase sleek shapes and tactile vintage interiors in loving detail.

The book features a selection of models that go far beyond mere technical stats and gleaming chrome. Rather, they all offer something far more valuable: compelling stories. These include the rare and uniquely configured Lamborghini Miura SV Coupe purchased by rock star Rod Stewart. Or the Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe from 1937 that, after the owner’s death, was rediscovered by his family sitting exactly as he left it nearly a half-century earlier. All the big names are included, but the focus is on what can be found behind the logos and the polished surfaces.

It might only take a slight turn of the ignition, but firing up classic cars also makes great moments in automobile history come to life. Every page of Gentlemen, Start Your Engines! gives the reader a sense of the intensity of true automobile culture. Large-format images showcase sleek shapes and tactile vintage interiors in loving detail. The book was compiled by Jared Zaugg, the man who co-founded what was widely regarded as the most important motorcycle event in the world, the Legend of the Motorcycle: International Concours d’Elegance. Although Zaugg has mostly been associated with motorcycles, in Gentlemen, Start Your Engines! he revels in his other passion, cars — double the number of wheels and double the fun!

In cooperation with Bonhams, one of the world's premier auctioneers of classic cars, Jared Zaugg reveals the undeniable icons of the scene. The book features a selection of models that go far beyond mere technical stats and gleaming chrome. Rather, they all offer something far more valuable: unique stories. These include the rare and uniquely configured Lamborghini Miura SV Coupe purchased by rock star Rod Stewart. Or the Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe from 1937 that, after the owner’s death, was rediscovered by his family sitting exactly as he left it nearly a half-century earlier. Then there are classic beauties such as the Aston Martin DB4 GT, as well as a collection of historical vehicles that call to mind the origin of the word “horsepower” and the automobile’s humble beginning as a noble carriage. All the big names are included, but the focus is on what can be found behind the logos and the polished surfaces. With its striking photographs and compelling texts, Gentlemen, Start Your Engines! truly captures the feeling of these unique cars.

As lovers of exclusive limited series, record-making vehicles, and legendary races themselves, Jared Zaugg and the team at Bonhams went all out in their efforts to collect the best of the best in this publication — and it shows. Gentlemen, Start Your Engines! is a book that celebrates cars. While it will inspire some to dream and fuel envy in others, it offers superb stories for everyone.

Jared Zaugg embodies the lifestyle of a modern adventurer. He is not only an author but also actively involved in motorsport events and international expeditions. Wherever and whenever the world’s motorsport scene gets together, he can usually be found. Zaugg was one of the initiators of the seminal Legend of the Motorcycle: International Concours d’Elegance. In 2011, together with his wife, he established the exclusive men’s shop Bench & Loom, which interprets the classical style of Hemingway and McQueen for the present day.

Founded in England in 1793, Bonhams is the number one address for classic sports and race cars. Along with Sotheby’s and Christie’s, Bonhams is one of the world’s three largest auction houses and offers more than 50 specialist departments worldwide. Headquartered in London, Bonhams has offices in the United States, continental Europe, Australia, and Hong Kong and conducts more than 700 auctions annually.

Drawing on George Harrison’s personal archive of photographs, letters, diaries, and memorabilia, Olivia Harrison reveals the arc of his life, from his guitar-obsessed boyhood in Liverpool, to the astonishment of the Beatles years, to his days as an independent musician and bohemian squire. Here too is the record of Harrison’s lifelong commitment to Indian music, and his adventures as a movie producer, Traveling Wilbury, and Formula One racing fan. The book is filled with stories and reminiscences from Harrison’s friends, including Eric Clapton, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and many, many others. Among its previously unpublished riches are photographs taken by Harrison himself beginning in the mid-1960s. It is a rich tribute to a man who died far too young, but who touched the lives of millions.

The elegant male nude photographs of George Platt Lynes, many never before published, from a newly discovered archive of negatives. George Platt Lynes was the preeminent celebrity portraitist of his day, shooting for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and creating distinctive photographs of iconic cultural figures such as Diana Vreeland, Salvador Dalí, and Orson Welles. But he also produced a separate body of work, kept largely hidden during his lifetime: photographs of the male nude. Many of these photos were shot in the studio and, like his fashion and dance work, were painstakingly posed and lit. They have a cinematic allure that evokes 1940s Hollywood and the lost era of New York’s café society. Many seem to illustrate some unwritten mythology. Others reveal private obsessions of the photographer, who was always alert to the sculptural qualities of a young man at his most vital. This is the only Platt Lynes book to focus on the male nude images in a comprehensive and carefully considered manner. It is the first book to be published with the cooperation of the artist’s estate, which has provided unprecedented access to institutional and private collections, including the Kinsey Institute and the Guggenheim Museum. The result: a trove of unpublished images that are sure to cause a sensation.

When German photographer Gerrit Engel moved to New York in 1994 to study architecture, he combed through bookstores in search of a book documenting the city’s most important buildings—not just some eccentric details but each edifice as a whole from the street level to the roof; no fancy photographic distortions but captured as the structures present themselves to the ordinary pedestrian. Having
searched in vain he decided to do it himself. Documenting prefabricated housing estates in East Berlin neighborhood of Marzahn, and Buffalo grain elevators, he knew what he was looking for. What he came up with is no less than a typology of Manhattan architecture: 150 buildings in chronological order of their creation between 1793 and 2005, complete with names of the architects and locations. Engel’s brilliant color photographs present a survey of the mix of styles that make Manhattan a unique architectural environment. We now get what Gerrit Engel had been looking for.

10 volume set of photos and text from each decade of the 1900s: '00s through '90s. In English, Spanish and Italian. Each volume is 400 pages with 370 pictures. Organized by themes, including politics, pop, art and sport

72 tritone photographs, 19 color photographs

Photographer and painter, Yelena Yemchuk is most commonly known for her fashion and portrait photographs. Yet her personal work, usually shot on a 35mm camera while traveling around the globe, has rarely been seen. On one such trip to her hometown of Kiev, Ukraine, Yemchuk visited Gidropark, an island on the Dnieper River that she frequented as a girl. On the beaches, sports grounds and woodlands that populate the park, she found herself face to face with the characters and faces that she continually searches for. Taken over three summers between 2005 and 2008, Yemchuk captures life in Gidropark as only she can portray it. Families stripped down to their bathing suits (or even less) enjoying a picnic take on a Felliniesque quality through her lens. Each image is an exquisite film still, giving the viewer not only the image on the page, but richly creating an entire storyline of its possible before and after.

Yelena Yemchuk was born in Kiev, and immigrated to the United States with her parents when she was eleven. She studied at Parsons School of Design in New York and Art Center in Pasadena. She has contributed to Italian Vogue, Japanese Vogue, Another, The New Yorker and The New York Times among many others.