"...this new book conjures up an intoxicating itinerary for a tour of the Far East with the stunning photographs revealing the region's most alluring spots." ―Ailbhe Macmahon, Mailonline. "... Travel envy is inevitable after reading this." ―Jade Cuttle, The Times. "Accompanying the stunning photography is insightful and inspiring stories of personal encounters. It's a homage and a love letter to the kind of travel we were able to do without restrictions." ―John Gilbey, Amateur Photographer. Far Far East is an homage to distant Asia and a love letter to the wanderlust and freedom we miss in pandemic times. From writer and author duo Alexa Schels and Patrick Pichler, this large-format photo book takes readers on a transcontinental journey through eight Far East countries. Stilt fishermen in Sri Lanka, reindeer nomads in the Mongolian steppes, the pulsating metropolis of Tokyo, and the untamed wilderness of the Himalayas. On each stop of their journey, Schels and Pichler supplement stunning travel photography with inspiring stories of personal encounters. Armchair travel when we need it most ― and a reminder of all there is to discover once the world reopens for adventure. Text in English and German.
In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the political slogan “Black Is Beautiful.” This monograph―the first ever dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career―tells the story of a key, but under-recognized, figure of the...
His white teacher tells her all-black class, You'll all wind up porters and waiters. What did she know? Gordon Parks is most famous for being the first black director in Hollywood. But before he made movies and wrote books, he...
Amazingly detailed and gracefully beautiful, Alasia''s tempera-on-papyrus paintings meld the stunning style of ancient Egyptian art with the mysteries of the Tarot. To shape the interpretations, Alasia relied on the conceptions of Jean-Baptiste Pitois, who linked the Tarot tradition to...
Reissued for the first time in decades, an underground classic of street photography documenting San Francisco’s late 1970s Halloween celebrations: the macabre and irreverent “Mardi Gras of the West” Originally published in limited quantities in 1981, Halloween: A Fantasy in...
Celebrate the spirit of the season with 31 captivating illustrations of Christmas ornaments in all shapes and sizes. Each detailed design is filled with beautiful baubles emblazoned with angels, snowflakes, Santas, snowmen, bows, bells, and other merry motifs. Plus, many...
Philadelphia on Stone is the first work in over fifty years to examine the history of nineteenth-century commercial lithography in Philadelphia. The capstone to the Library Company of Philadelphia’s multifaceted Philadelphia on Stone project, this heavily illustrated volume of thematic...