Ross Baughman (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition.Crisp pages. Clean cover and pages. Book shows minimal shelf wear. No highlighting/marking. Not Satisfied? Contact us to get a refund.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good copy with minor shelfwear.

Magazine. First edition. Near Fine paperback magazine with a light bump/crease to one corner, otherwise fine. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The April 1980 issue of the US edition of Geo magazine (Vol 2, No. 4), with: motorcycle racing at Daytona Beach photographed by Burk Uzzle; cosmetic surgery photographed by J. Ross Baughman; South Korea and the murder of Park Chung Hee with photos by mostly by Philip Jones Griffiths and David Burnett; camels including photos by Steve McCurry, Jean Gaumy, and Ernst Haas; Thomas Flanagan on the disastrous revolt in Mayo, Ireland; the grave-robbing of pre-Columbian gold; and more. Geo was launched in the US in 1979 as a general interest magazine, following successful versions of the magazine in Germany and France. It is best known as a showcase of excellent photojournalism and for its in-depth writing. It ceased publication in the US in 1985. Edited by H.J. Kaplan. Thomas Hoepker of Magnum was director of photography (listed as Executive Editor.) Perfect-bound, light card wraps; 154 pages; color illustrations throughout; 8.5 x 10.75 inches.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Pap. Wraps rubbed and scuffed. Binding tender, title page loose. Else fine. Despite some wear, a nice copy with crisp, clean images in otherwise very good condition.

Paperback. First edition, first printing. Fair paperback with extensive rubbing and light writing indents to the covers, tape remains and an abrasion from a removed spine label, and an International Center for Photography library bookplate to the half title stating this to be donated by the author; no other library indications; binding solid. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Photographs and text by J. Ross Baughman. 64 pages; 47 b&w plates; 8.5 x 9.75 inches. A series of photo essays depicting people on the fringes of society: Ku Klux Klan members, transvestites, carnival sideshow workers, and the institutionalized mentally ill. Baughman was the youngest photojournalist to win the Pulitzer Prize for photography--in 1978, at the age of 23. This is his second book, self-published, and was meant to be a "visual reply to [his first book], a study in conformity and stereotypes." Very scarce.

Paperback. SIGNED. Very Good to Good paperback with rubbing to the covers; interior fine. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Photographs and text by J. Ross Baughman. 64 pages; 41 b&w plates; 8.5 x 9.75 inches. SIGNED BY BAUGHMAN on the half title and inscribed: "For Howard / at the beginning / of a long friendly / relationship;" the inscription and signature have been written entirely in mirror-writing--backwards and upside down. Howard is Howard Chapnick, the former president of Black Star photo agency and author. A survey of documentary images from Ohio, Michigan, Washington, D.C., NYC, and Brazil made by the author in the mid-1970s, all tied together as a contemplation of stereotypes and self-identification. Baughman was the youngest photojournalist to win the Pulitzer Prize for photography--in 1978, at the age of 23. This is his first book, self-published. Very scarce.