Street photography now : with 301 photographs in colour and black-and-white

**The first substantial survey of international street photography since the late 1980s.** For the last twenty years the candid photography of life in public has been mostly underground but secretly flourishing, stimulated by the wide availability of digital cameras, a profusion of photoblogs, and new self-publishing opportunities.__Street Photography Now__ showcases the work of forty-six image-makers who are notable for their candid depictions of life on the streets and in the subway, in shopping malls and movie theaters, on beaches and in parks. Four thought-provoking essays put the work into the wider context of what has gone before, while quotes from the photographers expand and illuminate their work and draw attention to their influences and ways of working. Included are luminaries such as Magnum grandmasters Bruce Gilden, Martin Parr, and Alex Webb, as well as an international group of emerging photographers whose views of New York or Tokyo, Mumbai or Bournemouth, Istanbul or Dakar, all record moments in time that will never be repeated. 200 color and 60 black-and-white photographs The first substantial survey of international street photography since the late 1980s. For the last twenty years the candid photography of life in public has been mostly underground but secretly flourishing, stimulated by the wide availability of digital cameras, a profusion of photoblogs, and new self-publishing opportunities. Street Photography Now showcases the work of forty-six image-makers who are notable for their candid depictions of life on the streets and in the subway, in shopping malls and movie theaters, on beaches and in parks. Four thought-provoking essays put the work into the wider context of what has gone before, while quotes from the photographers expand and illuminate their work and draw attention to their influences and ways of working. Included are luminaries such as Magnum grandmasters Bruce Gilden, Martin Parr, and Alex Webb, as well as an international group of emerging photographers whose views of New York or Tokyo, Mumbai or Bournemouth, Istanbul or Dakar, all record moments in time that will never be repeated. 200 color and 60 black-and-white photographs Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop : Christophe Agou ; Arif Asci ; Narelle Autio ; Bang Byoung-Sang ; Polly Braden ; Maciej Dakowicz ; Carolyn Drake ; Melanie Einzig ; George Georgiou ; David Gibson ; Bruce Gilden No ideas but in things : Thierry Girard ; Andrew Z. Glickman ; Siegfried Hansen ; Cristóbal Hara ; Markus Hartel ; Nils Jorgensen ; Richard Kalvar ; Osamu Kanemura ; Martin Kollar ; Jens Olaf Lasthein ; Frederic Lezmi ; Jesse Marlow Half of the world's population now lives in cities : Jeff Mermelstein ; Joel Meyerowitz ; Mimi Mollica ; Trent Parke ; Martin Parr ; Gus Powell ; Mark Alor Powell ; Bruno Quinquet ; Raghu Rai ; Paul Russell ; Boris Savelev Some truths cannot be told except as fiction : Otto Snoek ; Matt Stuart ; Ying Tang ; Alexey Titarenko ; Lars Tunbjörk ; Nick Turpin ; Munem Wasif ; Alex Webb ; Amani Willett ; Michael Wolf ; Artem Zhitenev ; Wolfgang Zurborn Street photography now: a global conversation. Here are forty-six contemporary image-makers who are noted for their candid depictions of life on the streets and in the subways, at shopping malls and movie theaters, on beaches and in parks. Included are luminaries such as Magnum members Bruce Gilden, Martin Parr, and Alex Webb (who are still "seeing what is invisible to others," as Robert Frank put it), along with an international group of emerging photographers whose individual biographies illuminate the stories behind their pictures of New York, Tokyo, Delhi, or Dakar. Four thought-provoking essays and a global conversation between leading street photographers explore the compelling and often controversial issues in the genre. A select bibliography and a resource section for aspiring street photographers complete the book. --- Book Description 'street Photography Now' Celebrates The Work Of 46 Image-makers From Across The Globe. Included Are Such Luminaries As Magnum Grandmasters Gilden, Parr And Webb, As Well As An International Posse Of Emerging Photographers. Four Essays And Quotes From Interviews With The Photographers Are Included-- Presents 46 contemporary image-makers noted for their candid depictions of everyday life. This title includes essays and a global conversation between some of the leading street photographers that explore the controversial issues in the genre.