Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb "On Street Photography and the Poetic Image"
- Artikel-Nr.: 978-1-5971-1257-4
In this series, Aperture Foundation works with the world's top photographers to distill their creative approaches, teachings, and insights on photography--offering the workshop experience in a book. Its goal is to inspire photographers of all levels who wish to improve their work, as well as readers interested in deepening their understanding of the art of photography. Each volume is introduced by a well-known student of the featured photographer. In this book, internationally acclaimed color photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb, offer their expert insight into street photography and the poetic image. Through words and photographs--their own and others'--they invite the reader into the heart of their artistic processes. They share their thoughts about a wide range of practical and philosophical issues, from questions about seeing and being in the world with a camera, to how to shape a complete body of work in a way that's both structured and intuitive.
Alex Webb (born 1952) is best known for his vibrant and complex color photography, often made in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has published eleven books, including "Violet Isle: A Duet of Photographs from Cuba" (with Rebecca Norris Webb) and "The Suffering of Light," a collection of 30 years of his color work. Alex became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1979. His work has been shown widely, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. He has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2007. His work has appeared in the "New York Times Magazine," "National Geographic" and "GEO," among other publications.
Rebecca Norris Webb (born 1956), originally a poet, has published three photography books that explore the complicated relationship between people and the natural world: "The Glass Between Us," "Violet Isle: A Duet of Photographs from Cuba" (with Alex Webb) and "My Dakota." Her fourth book, "Memory City" (with Alex Webb), is a meditation on film, time and the city of Rochester, New York, in what may be the last days of film as we know it. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; George Eastman House, Rochester, New York; Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York; and Robert Klein Gallery, Boston. Her work has appeared in the "New Yorker," "Time," "National Geographic" and "Le Monde Magazine."
Teju Cole was born in the United States to Nigerian parents and raised in Nigeria. He is the author of two works of fiction: "Every Day Is for the Thief," a novella, and the novel "Open City," which won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Internationaler Literaturpreis. Cole, a contributor to "The New York Times," the "New Yorker" and other publications, is also an art historian and a photographer.
Softcover,19 x 25,1 cm, 128 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-5971-1257-4
Sprache: Englisch
Alex Webb - Selections 1979-2013 7. September 2018 - 27. Oktober 2018 " I only know how to approach a place by walking. For what does a street photographer do but walk and watch and wait and talk, and then watch and wait some more, trying to remain confident that the unexpected, the unknown, or the secret heart of the known awaits just around the corner." (Alex Webb) Der US-amerikanische Fotograf Alex Webb , seit 1976 Mitglied der Fotoagentur Magnum, präsentiert seine Arbeiten von 1979-2013 in der Leica Galerie Frankfurt. Mitte der 1970er Jahre fotografierte Webb im amerikanischen Süden das Kleinstadtleben in Schwarz-Weiß, sowie in der Karibik und in Mexiko. Im Jahr 1978 fing er an, in Farbe zu fotografieren, wie er es auch weiterhin tat.... mehr
Alex Webb *5. Mai 1952, San Francisco, USA Alex Webb interessierte sich während seiner Schulzeit für Fotografie und besuchte 1972 die Apeiron Workshops in Millerton, New York. Er studierte Geschichte und Literaturwissenschaft an der Harvard University und studierte gleichzeitig Fotografie am Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts . 1974 begann er als professioneller Fotojournalist zu arbeiten und wurde 1976 festes Mitglied der Agentur Magnum Photos. Mitte der 1970er Jahre fotografierte Webb im amerikanischen Süden das Kleinstadtleben in Schwarz-Weiß. Er begann auch in der Karibik und in Mexiko zu arbeiten. Im Jahr 1978 fing er an in Farbe zu fotografieren, wie er es auch weiterhin tat. 1986 erhielt Webb ein New York Foundation of the Arts Stipendium, 1990 ein National Endowment for Arts Fellowship, 1998 einen Hasselblad Foundation Grant und 2007 ein Guggenheim Fellowship. 1988 gewann er den Leopold Godowsky Color Photography Award, die Leica Medaille of Excellence im Jahr 2000 und den David Octavius Hill Award im Jahr 2002. Seine Fotografien waren Gegenstand von Artikeln in der Kunst in Amerika und der modernen Fotografie. Er hat in den Vereinigten Staaten und Europa ausgestellt, in Museen wie dem Walker Art Center, dem Museum of Photographic Arts, dem International Center of Photography, dem High Museum of Art, dem Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego und dem Whitney Museum der amerikanischen Kunst. Alex Webb hat 16 Fotobücher veröffentlicht, darunter The Suffering of Light, ein Übersichtsbuch über 30 Jahre seiner Farbfotografie. Er ist in Museen weltweit ausgestellt, darunter das Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, das High Museum of Art in Atlanta und das Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Seine Arbeiten erschienen im New York Times Magazine, National Geographic und anderen Publikationen. Er erhielt zahlreiche Auszeichnungen, darunter ein Guggenheim-Stipendium im Jahr 2007. Seine jüngsten Bücher sind La Calle: Fotografien aus Mexiko und die Zusammenarbeit Slant Rhymes mit Rebecca Norris Webb. ... mehr