GATHERING LIGHT - Scarce Fine Copy of The First Hardcover Edition/First Printing
Language: English
Published by Southhampton, UK: John Hansard Gallery, 2000, 2000
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Condition: Used - Fine
US$ 33.00
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1st Printing. Unpaginated. Published in 2000. Exhibition Catalog. Now considered a contemporary photography classic. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Richard Ross: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial hard boards with titles on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Richard Ross. Essays by Dave Hickey and Eduardo Cadava. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at the John Hansard Gallery in Britain in 2000. Presents Richard Ross' "Gathering Light". The photographic medium as "the gathering of light". Ross shows this to moving effect in all of the photographs of museums, temples, ruins, and other places in this collection. Whether showing the beauty of natural light or the kaleidoscopic brilliance of artificial light, the collection continually stuns, moves, and gives deep pleasure. An absolute "must-have" title for Richard Ross collectors. This title is a contemporary photography classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. One of the most brilliant British photographers of our time. A fine copy. ISBN 0826322689.…
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- Title
- GATHERING LIGHT - Scarce Fine Copy of The First Hardcover Edition/First Printing
- Author
- Ross, Richard (Photographer); Hickey, Dave & Cadava, Eduardo (Contributors)
- Publisher
- Southhampton, UK: John Hansard Gallery, 2000
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- None, As Issued
- Signed
- no
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0826322689
- ISBN 13
- 9780826322685
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
All photographs are to some extent about light. The eighty-five stunning color photographs in this book are a masterful exploration not only of the light falling on objects or filling spaces but of the very act of seeing. Whether he is photographing in a museum storage room in Washington, D.C., or a shrine in Myanmar, Richard Ross has an uncanny ability to distill the space and the moment, whether it is profane or sacred, into its essence. These photographs are deceptively simple in their subtle examination of the world as revealed in a single burst of light.
"There are fewer kinds of light in the world than there are places and times. The same lights repeat themselves across oceans and decades. Ross's photographs teach us the language of light."Alain de Button, author of How Proust Can Change Your Life.
"I have seen rather too much 'creativity' in photographs lately, and it makes me appreciate the sobriety, skill, and--yes--imagination I find in these photographs by Richard Ross. He allows us to discover not just his photographs but the places, thoughts, and experiences they encompass with such extraordinary, if self-effacing technique."--Mark Haworth-Booth, Victoria and Albert Museum
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We specialize in modern firsts, photography, the arts, and a little bit of erotica. You will also find a selection of signed copies, Limited Editions, and collectible items because our ultimate goal is to deepen the pleasure of collecting books. We carry titles that we ourselves like and believe in - books that we think will excite, enchant, and endure.
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