| Hiroji Kubota Photographer Contributor(s): Kubota, Hiroji (Photographer), Kubota, Hiroji (Author), Nordström, Alison (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 1597112852 ISBN-13: 9781597112857 Publisher: Aperture OUR PRICE: $67.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Photography | Individual Photographers - Monographs - Photography | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General |
| Dewey: 779.092 |
| Physical Information: 1.9" H x 9.4" W x 12" (7.60 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the course of a career spanning more than 50 years, Magnum photographer Hiroji Kubota has spent his life traveling extensively and documenting the world around him. From his coverage of the Black Panther Party in the mid-1960s to his incomparable access to North Korea, Kubota has prolifically captured the histories of diverse cultures throughout the world. This sumptuous visual biography encompasses the best images of his life's work, broken down into chapters, with illuminating narrative texts throughout. Rooted in his experience of a Japan ravaged by destruction and famine at the end of World War II, Kubota's work is characterized by a desire to find beauty and honor in human experience. Hiroji Kubota Photographer includes all of Kubota's key bodies of work, including his many extended trips to China, Burma, the United States, and North and South Korea, as well as his home country, Japan. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kubota, Hiroji: - Hiroji Kubota began his career by assisting photographers Rene Burri, Burt Glinn, and Elliott Erwitt on their visit to Japan in 1961. In 1965 he joined Magnum Photos, producing major bodies of work, many in book form, on the United States, Japan, China, North and South Korea, and Southeast Asia. His numerous publications include From Sea to Shining Sea: A Portrait of America (1992) and Out of the East: Transition and Tradition in Asia (1999).Erwitt, Elliott: - Elliott Erwitt has made some of the most memorable photographs of our time, from his observations of daily life to portraits of iconic personalities, including Marilyn Monroe and Che Guevara. Erwitt has produced more than twenty-five books, including Eastern Europe (1965), To the Dogs (1992), Personal Best (2010), and Kolor (2013).Lubell, Mark: - Mark Lubell is executive director of the International Center of Photography, New York. He served as director of Magnum Photos, New York, between 2004 and 2011.Boot, Chris: - Chris Book is executive director of Aperture Foundation, New York. He was previously director of Magnum Photos, London and New York, editorial director at Phaidon Press, and publisher of his own list of photobooks, Chris Boot Ltd. |