{"product_id":"the-pleasure-of-seeing-9788862087933","title":"The Pleasure of Seeing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStreet photography burst into colour through the pioneering work of Joel Meyerowitz. ... a new book charts his sixty-year career from the bustling 1960s New York scenes that made his name to the experiments in landscape photography...\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e... has some amazing tales to tell, but the pictures themselves tell their stories equally powerfully.\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eCollagerie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLike his photographs, Joel Meyerowitz's reveries are perfectly composed, multilayered reflections of the world we live in. Complex yet accessible, they meet you where you are - as does Meyerowitz when he looks back at his journey to become one of the most influential contemporary artists of our time.\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eHuck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoel Meyerowitz is one of the pioneers of colour photography and an essential reference figure for street photography, large-format photography, and portraits. \u003cem\u003eThe Pleasure of Seeing\u003c\/em\u003e is his first biography, offering a look behind the scenes of the life and career of one of America's photographic living legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn conversation with historian and photographer Lorenzo Braca, Meyerowitz speaks vividly about his beginnings, studying art history, meeting Robert Frank, photographing on the streets of New York City with Tony Ray-Jones and Garry Winogrand, traveling extensively across America and Europe, learning from John Szarkowski, director of photography at MoMA, and working on numerous exhibitions and publications. He also discusses photographing at Ground Zero in 2001 and 2002, and his most recent still lifes and self-portraits projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book contains over one hundred pictures, including Joel's most iconic photographs as well as new and previously unpublished material. This comprehensive visual biography testifies to the author's continuing evolution throughout the six decades of his career and discusses his work in relation to his personal life, the history of photography, and the incessant transformation of the medium. Meyerowitz reveals anecdotes, personal memories, and the stories behind many of his famous photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846583406828,"sku":"9788862087933","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9303363485343.jpg?v=1758913562","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-pleasure-of-seeing-9788862087933","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}