Animals That Saw Me, Vol. 1 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982365349 ISBN 13: 9780982365342

Publisher: The Ice Plant, 2011

Synopsis

Roaming the natural and urban world with a camera for over 16 years, often alone, on foot and keeping a low profile, Ed Panar has repeatedly been caught in the act of photography--not by other people, but by a random assortment of familiar animals: cows, cats, frogs, dogs, turtles, deer, geese. The animal sees Ed; Ed sees the animal. An unspoken message passes between them. If the photographer is lucky, the moment is captured on film, cataloged and tagged for future reference. In Animals That Saw Me (Volume One), Panar brings together the first collection of his most surprising and unexpected encounters with ordinary beasts--a brief, beautifully deadpan field study of the uncanny moment of recognition between species. What exactly have these animals seen? Panar's photographs serve as a reminder that we must appear at least as strange to them as they do to us.

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Review:

Ed Panar's latest photo book, "Animals That Saw Me", depicts isolated creatures in empty environments: a critter version of "Unhappy Hipsters." In each shot, a furry subject makes eye contact with the viewer. Captured scenes include a forlorn golden retriever gazing out from a cement watchtower, an un-shepherded lamb watching over a field and a poodle hiding out in a car - all humorously (or creepily, depending on how you digest these) staring right back at you. (Yuri Chong T: New York Times Style Magazine 2012-04-19)

About this edition

• Publisher: The Ice Plant
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0982365349
• ISBN 13: 9780982365342
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80