‎Photography‎

‎Phillip Poynter , Robin Derrick ; Mark Sanders‎

‎Impossible Image : Fashion Photography in the Digital Age‎

‎, Phaidon Press Ltd, 2000 Hardcover, 192 pages, ENG, 300 x 245 x 20 mm, dustjacket ( a little discoloured) book is in perfect condition, Full-page colourful photographs. ISBN 9780714839677.‎

‎Fashion today is as much about image as it is about ideas: indeed the two concepts are synonymous with our perceived notions of style. Yet over the past decade, the increasing use of technology and image manipulation within the fashion industry have led to a noticeable increase in the fantastical image. From fashion shoots that display clothes adorned on invisible models, to painterly reinterpretations of the traditional fashion tableaux, the fine line between reality and fantasy is becoming increasingly blurred. The images shown include shoots by the giants of the fashion photography Nick Knight and Inez van Lamsweerde, and work by a new breed of up-and-coming artists and photographers such as Solve Sundsbo, Philip Poynter and Norbert Schoerner. The Impossible Image is an eclectic compilation of the best examples of this digital marriage. The art is directed by Robin Derrick, who also writes the informative introduction. The Impossible Image reveals the cutting edge, through its form and content, of the most innovative and thought-provoking use of new technology and its implementation within the modern fashion shoot. From pre-existing work selected from international style titles, to a new body of photography exclusively commissioned from some of the leading fashion photographers in the industry, The Impossible Image is established as the definitive publication on photographers in the fashion industry who are reshaping their art - to prove that nothing in art is impossible.‎

Bookseller reference : 60397

‎David Fahey ; John Kane ; foreword : Michael Douglas‎

‎Not Fade Away: The Rock & Roll Photography of Jim Marshall‎

‎, Little, Brown and Company / Bulfinch Press, 1997 Hardcover, 130 pages, ENG, 310 x 265 x 20 mm, dustjacket, book is in very good condition !, Full-page b/w photographs of the legends in rock music in the 60's !. ISBN 9780821223628.‎

‎Not Fade Away collects the best of Marshall's photography for the first time - and gives us an electrifying visual history of the rock & roll era that is unprecedented in its intimacy, immediacy, and impact. The 124 duotone images include virtually every artist in the rock pantheon, from Muddy Waters to Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. With a foreword by actor-producer Michael Douglas, a feature article profiling Jim Marshall by Jon Bowermaster, and extended captions that detail the stories behind the photographs, Not Fade Away is sure to be coveted by rock & roll and photography fans worldwide.‎

Bookseller reference : 60457

‎Hoen, W. 't‎

‎Van De Ridder tot Elsschot. Een biografie in foto's‎

‎, Querido s Uitgeverij BV, Em., 2000 Paperback, 64 pagina's, NL, 245 x 175 mm, in een extra mapje, prima staat, . ISBN 9789021461526.‎

Bookseller reference : 60539

‎William Wegman ; Eric Himmel ; Gary Tooth‎

‎William Wegman : Polaroids‎

‎, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005 Softcover, 232 pages, ENG, 250 x 220 x 20 mm, in Perfect condition!, coloured photographs about the most loyal best friend of man, with some folding pages. ISBN 9780810992429.‎

‎Man Ray, William Wegman's first Weimaraner, became a central figure in Wegman's photographs and videotapes, known in the art world and beyond for his endearing deadpan presence. In 1978, Wegman was invited by Polaroid Corporation to try out its mammoth 20 x 24" camera, and he began a series of photographs featuring Man Ray that were published in Abrams' Man's Best Friend. In 1986 a new dog, Fay Ray, came into Wegman's life and soon thereafter another famous collaboration began. After Man Ray died in 1982, Wegman continued his exploration of the medium with non-canine subjects, and he also began to work with the expanding universe of Fay Ray's progeny. Throughout the years, Wegman has maintained an extraordinary level of creativity, capturing his versatile subjects in a seemingly limitless variety of poses and guises. This book gathers together the best of his work - hundreds of unique, large-format photographs - with an insightful and candid essay by the artist exploring his experiences with the camera and his exceptional models. Though many of these images have become well known through exhibitions, books, and his best-selling calendars, some of the best had never been published when this book was originally‎

Bookseller reference : 60564

‎Philippe Bourseiller, Jean Fran ois Chaix, Gary Ferguson, Roger Cans‎

‎America's Parks‎

‎, Harry N. Abrams, 2006 Hardcover, 384 pages, ENG, 375 x 290 x 35 mm, dustjacket (is okay) book itself is as New !, FULL-PAGE photographs in fabulous colours of this giant country !. ISBN 9780810930841.‎

‎Moving from the cascading waters of Niagara Falls to the massive volcanoes of Hawaii, renowned nature photographer Philippe Bourseiller takes readers on a captivating visual journey through 67 of the most magnificent natural sites in North America. The product of an entire year spent coursing the length and breadth of the United States, America's Parks captures the amazing diversity and ecological richness of some of our most important natural wildlife areas. Bourseiller's free-ranging camera captures more than 200 breathtaking aerial and terrestrial images of wild America, from Mount St. Helens to the ice fields of Alaska, while essays from three prominent environmental journalists place the sites in historical, scientific, and sociological context. The result is a sumptuous panorama of unrivalled beauty that argues eloquently for environmental protection. Moving from the cascading waters of Niagara Falls to the massive volcanoes of Hawaii, renowned nature photographer Philippe Bourseiller takes readers on a captivating visual journey through 67 of the most magnificent natural sites in North America. The product of an entire year spent coursing the length and breadth of the United States, America's Parks captures the amazing diversity and ecological richness of some of our most important natural wildlife areas. Bourseiller's free-ranging camera captures more than 200 breathtaking aerial and terrestrial images of wild America, from Mount St. Helens to the ice fields of Alaska, while essays from three prominent environmental journalists place the sites in historical, scientific, and sociological context. The result is a sumptuous panorama of unrivalled beauty that argues eloquently for environmental protection.‎

Bookseller reference : 60580

‎Peggy Sirota ; Cornelia Bartsch‎

‎Peggy Sirota: Surprise (Spezial Fotografie Portfolio No. 25)‎

‎, Stern, 2001 Paperback, 96 pages / seiten, ENG / D, 360 x 270 mm, as New, Full-page photographs in colour / b/w of famous and less famous people. ISBN 9783570192962.‎

‎"I was just trying to get him to relax with me. We were walking along to a location, and I said, 'Oh this is cool! Put your head in the hole.' And he was like, 'No, no way!' So I handed him the camera and said, 'OK, you take my picture. I'm gonna put my head in the hole.' So he (Jeff Bridges) finally did it." American photographer Peggy Sirota has been shooting celebrities since the mid-1980s and not always in the most conventional ways. She prides herself on her approach. Somewhere between stupid and funny, Peggy Sirota delves in and pulls out the magic from a celebrity shoot. Who else could suggest Janet Jackson is photographed in a full size plastic bag on a street corner? This freedom has consolidated her position as a fashion photographer, hailed in 1992 by British Vogue as one of the "Top Female Fashion Photographers". She has worked with Adidas, American Express, Clarins, Coca Cola, Conde Nast, Levis and 20th Century Fox. Her editorial work has appeared in British, French, Italian and Spanish "Vogue" as well as "GQ", "Vanity Fair", "Rolling Stone" and "Esquire".‎

Bookseller reference : 60599

‎TAIT, Anna‎

‎Assignments: British Press Photographers Association year book 1987‎

‎, Phaidon, 1987 Paperback, 192 pages, ENG, 265 x 235 mm, good, illustrated in colour / b/w. ISBN 9780714825014.‎

‎In a companion essay to this imported collection from the British Press Photographers' Association, photographer Tim Imrie observes that ""to get a good, thought-provoking photograph with a strong story, in the teeth of adversity, is to experience a sense of achievement that is unique.'' That accomplishment is evident in a photograph that captures the grief of a young policewoman at the funeral of a colleague, a Harrods bombing victim. A picture of two women absorbed in conversation as they stroll past Belfast police in riot gear provides visual commentary on the Northern Ireland conflict. There are lighthearted images as well, among them a dancing Marty Feldman (now deceased) during a break in the filming of Yellowbeard and a playfully composed photograph of telephone workers training with ladders and poles. Of course, there are the requisite portraits of the Royal Family, including an ordinary moment in the life of the Queen, caught applying lipstick at the 1985 Windsor Horse Show. Approximately 150 photographs (mostly black and white) were selected by the Press Photographers' Association to represent the best of their work. Although there are images of Lebanon, Ethiopia and Afghanistan, the perspective is decidedly British. The photographs are not equally strong, but the best of themand there is much to admireexplain more than the events they document. Tait is director of a London-based photo agency. (May)‎

Bookseller reference : 60626

‎Moritz Wullen, Adelheid Rasche, Ringena Hildegard; translation : Christina Thomson‎

‎Sixties Fashion : Modefotografie & -Illustration/Fashion Photography & Illustration‎

‎, Walther Konig Verlag, 2010 Softcover, 128 pages / seiten ENG / D, NEW / NEU,240 x 190 x 10 mm, illustrations in colour / b/w. ISBN 9783865607980.‎

‎The 1960s were a revolutionary new era with numerous social changes that also had a strong impact on fashion. For the first time, London replaced Paris as the trend-setting metropolis, miniskirts and jeans were worn by young people all over the world, trouser suits and oriental-style evening wear even found their way into haute couture. For the first time, Germans traveled to Italy en masse, and beach and bathing attire was more revealing and lascivious than ever before. The international media propagated this change in unprecedented fashion photography and illustrations. This revolution in fashion is shown in a unique way by the Fashion Image Collection - Lipperheidsche Costume Library. In 12 thematic sections, the book shows the most important fashion trends of the decade. The fashion photographs shown include works by Guy Bourdin, Hubs Fl ter, F.C. Gundlach, Ursula Knipping, Helmut Newton, Rico Puhlmann, Regi Relang, Jeanloup Sieff and others. Fashion illustrations by Antonio, Ren Gruau, Lilo Kittel, Trude Rein and Walter E. Voigt complete the multifaceted picture.‎

Bookseller reference : 60654

‎Nick Yapp‎

‎beste foto's uit de 19e eeuw : De maatschappij gevangen in honderden briljante foto's‎

‎, Rebo Productions, 1996 Hardcover, 480 pagina's, NL, 310 x 240 mm, stofomslag, illustraties / foto's in z/w, in prima staat. ISBN 9789036610940.‎

‎De beste foto's uit de 19e eeuw geeft een fotografisch verslag van de periode tussen 1850 en 1918.‎

Bookseller reference : 60714

‎Thomas Levy ; Alexander Sairally‎

‎Marilyn Monroe : Life of a Legend‎

‎, Thomas Levy, 2003 Paperback, 192 pages, ENG, 260 x 240 x 13 mm, New, illustrated in colour / b/w. ISBN 9783924747930.‎

‎This catolouge is devoted to the world premiere exhibition of the biggest ever exhibition devoted to the life of the ultimate screen icon, Marilyn Monroe - Life of a Legend; Marilyn Monroe - Life of a Legend catalouge is devoted to the world premiere of the biggest ever exhibition devoted to the life of the ultimate screen icon, Marilyn Monroe. Renowned for her sensuality and sexuality, Marilyn Manroe has inspired generations of artists. The catalogue showcases over 250 works form over 70 famous artists and renowned phographers. As a lasting tribute to her popularity this extraordinary catalouge charts every stage of the bittersweet story of Monroe's life and career.‎

Bookseller reference : 60758

‎Thomas A. Denenberg , Glenn O'Brien , Anne Wilkes Tucker ; Laura Levine ; Kate Simon‎

‎Backstage Pass : Rock & Roll Photography‎

‎, Yale University Press, 2009 Paperback, 128 pages, ENG, 280 x 245 x 10 mm, NEW, illustrated in colour / b/w. ISBN 9780300151633.‎

‎This striking collection of photographs features nearly every important figure in the world of rock & roll, from Elvis to Eric Clapton, the Beatles to Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix to John Coltrane. Many of the nearly one hundred images have rarely been published, and all reveal fascinating glimpses of celebrities off stage, away from the glare of the spotlights. Shot from the mid-fifties to the mid-nineties, the portraits often have a spontaneous, informal, and everyday feel, and most record their subjects before they had become immensely famous--and well practiced in posing for photographs. The more than fifty photographers who contribute to the volume are among the most talented in their field, including Lee Friedlander, Lynn Goldsmith, Bob Gruen, Mick Rock, and many more. Three original essays address topics suggested by the photographs. The authors discuss the coded nature of celebrity portraiture, the 1970s music scene in New York City, the frank sexuality of rock musicians, and how the Beatles' look evolved over time. This book will be treasured not only by fans of rock & roll music and admirers of photographic portraits, but also by those who remember the vanished time when photographers had genuine access to performers, and were a crucial element in the worlds they were documenting.‎

Bookseller reference : 60772

‎Walter Boje, Dino Simonett‎

‎Walter Boje: Geburtstag‎

‎, Edition Dino Simonett, 2005 Hardcover, 80 seiten, Deutsch, 255 x 195 x 13 mm, wie Neu, mit abb. in farbe / s/w. ISBN 9783905562200.‎

‎Walter Boje (16 November 1905 - 20 July 1992) was a German photographer. He is considered a pioneer of creative colour photography.‎

Bookseller reference : 60776

‎George Irwin ; Eleanor Mary-Cadell ; Jack Crutchely‎

‎David Rattray Foundation : the History, the Future, the Legacy‎

‎Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, Rattray Publications, 2011 Hardcover, 119 pages, ENG, 310 x 245 x 18 mm ; dustjacket, book is in Perfect Condition !, with illustrations in colour / b/w. ISBN 9780620486378.‎

‎Condition: Very Good (minor rubbing and scratches on DJ and some marks on Dj. Boards are clean and pages are clean and bright)*****Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales ( King Charles) and Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi*****Very Very Rare ex‎

Bookseller reference : 60789

‎Tim Hensley ; Beverly Fazio‎

‎Steam, Steel & Stars : America's Last Steam Railroad‎

‎, Abrams, 1998 Hardcover, 144 pages, ENG, 300 x 280 x 20 mm, dustjacket; book is in Perfect Condition ! illustrated in b/w. ISBN 9780810981850.‎

‎The glorious late years of steam railroading in America -- 1955 to 1960 -- are powerfully documented in this captivating book by a major American photographer. The riveting black-and-white photographs, made at night to capture the drama and energy of the great trains in action, cover every activity of the Norfolk and Western, the last railroad in the United States to use steam power, and also offer a nostalgic portrayal of trackside rural American life.‎

Bookseller reference : 60796

‎Jeannine de Beleyr ; Jean-Paul de Beleyr ; Jan Bierkens‎

‎Haiti : Ti Soley Leve‎

‎, Jeannine de Beleyr, 2007 Hardcover, geen pagina-nummering, +- 150, NL, 240 x 240 x 15 mm, in prima staat, illustraties in kleur / z/w. ISBN 9789028948884.‎

‎Bij het ter perse gaan was het nog niet verschenen, toch willen we het hier al even signaleren: het boek Haiti. Ti Soley Leve, met teksten van Jeannine de Beleyr, reeds twintig jaar werkzaam in Ha ti, en foto?s van Jan Bierkens. We plukken enkele gegevens van de hieronder vermelde website: ?Dit kunstvol boek wil een hommage zijn aan alle Ha tianen, zichtbaar en onzichtbaar aanwezig. Een feestelijk boek is het, een dankwoord voor allen die, op welke manier ook, Jeannine en ?Ti sol y leve? hebben aangemoedigd en gesteund.? Tussen haakjes: Ti soley lev is het educatieve centrum waarvoor Jeannine de Beleyr zich reed vele jaren inzet. Er is blijkbaar gekozen voor een stevig boek, ingenaaid en gedrukt op het vereiste papier voor foto?s. De prijs bedraagt 35 euro. Info over bestellingen enz. op de hieronder vermelde website.‎

Bookseller reference : 60800

‎ric Valli ; Anne de Sales‎

‎Himalaya‎

‎, Lannoo, 2010 Hardcover, 400 pag. NL, 250 x 200 x 40 mm, in Nieuwstaat !, fantastische foto's in kleur. ISBN 9789020991840.‎

‎Heruitgave van deze fotoklassieker uit 2002 waarvan in Nederland en Vlaanderen in enkele weken tijd 5000 exemplaren werden verkocht. Himalaya is een hommage van een topfotograaf aan een volk dat voortdurend strijd moet leveren om te overleven. Een beklijvend verhaal over de botsing tussen traditie en de moderne wereld, weergegeven in een reeks van overweldigende foto's. Herwerkte editie op klein formaat en tegen een scherpe prijs‎

Bookseller reference : 60803

‎Blok, Diana‎

‎Bloodties & other bonds‎

‎, Contact, Amsterdam, 1990 Softcover, 80 pages, ENG, 275 x 220 mm, in very good condition, nude photography in b/w. ISBN 3723103812.‎

Bookseller reference : 60821

‎E. Marsman‎

‎onbekende Huf‎

‎, Voetnoot, Uitgeverij, 2005 Pb. 23x24cm.NL , 95 blz. . Nieuwstaat , Mooie illustr. in kleur / z/w. ISBN 9789071877865.‎

Bookseller reference : 60822

‎William Messer ; Chris Steele-Perkins‎

‎About 70 Photographs‎

‎, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1980 Paperback, 147 pages, ENG, 255 x 255 mm, in good condition, illustr. in colour / b/w. ISBN 0728702088.‎

Bookseller reference : 60830

‎Sarah Greenough, Philip Brookman, Robert Frank, W. S. Di Piero, Martin Gasser, John G. Hanhardt‎

‎Robert Frank : Moving Out.‎

‎, National Gallery of Art, 1994 Hardcover, 335 pages, ENG, 300 x 245 x 35 mm, dustjacket, NEW, illustrated with photographs in colour / b/w. ISBN 9781881616269.‎

‎Robert Frank is one of the most important photographers to have emerged since World War II. In the early 1950s he pioneered an original and sophisticated way of looking at the world that has dominated the art of photography for many years. It was not simply the raw style of his work that made Frank so controversial. Nor was it only his subjects - gas stations, roadside cafes or cars - which he explored in his highly influential book The Americans. Rather it was the combination of all these things, plus Frank's ability to express the loneliness and isolation so characteristic of our age. His powerful images have profoundly influenced successive generations of photographers, painters, film makers, critics and writers. In five specially commisioned essays, scholars draw upon the National Gallery of Art's archive of Frank's vintage prints, negatives, contact sheets, and work prints to provide a comprehensive examination of his landmark contribution to the art of photography and film.‎

Bookseller reference : 60885

‎David Bailey, Tony Shafrazi‎

‎David Bailey : Eye‎

‎, Steidl, 2009 Hardcover , 192 pages, ENG, 335 x 265 x 25 mm, in perfect condition, Full page photographs in colour / b/w. ISBN 9783865217080.‎

‎"I treat the boy down at the post office like the president of Russia, and the president of Russia like the boy down at the post office." (David Bailey) Eye presents a selection of Bailey's photographs spanning from 1962 to 2008. Mostly black-and-white, some in color, they feature influential directors, artists, fashion designers and musicians, including Andy Warhol, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Yves Saint Laurent, John Huston and Ellsworth Kelly. Despite the broad cross-section of subjects and the different creative spheres they inhabit, Bailey approaches them all with the same, egalitarian attitude - each is as important, or unimportant, as the next. This approach, often expressed by Bailey's lack of props and minimal lighting, enables the photographer to tease from his subjects traits which often absent from more formal portraits - the warm benevolence of I.M. Pei for example, the exuberance of John Galliano, or the brooding look of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Crowned with cover art by Damien Hirst, Bailey's Eye reveals unexpected facets of the creative minds who have defined and in many cases continue to shape the culture in which we live.‎

Bookseller reference : 60908

‎Mary Ellen Mark ; Diana Haas,‎

‎Falkland Road: The Prostitutes of Bombay‎

‎, Steidl Publishers, 2008 Hardcover, 124 pages, ENG, 325 x 285 x 18 mm, dustjacket ( has some minor scratches, book itself is in perfect condition) Full page coloured photographs. ISBN 9783865211286.‎

‎Falkland Road is a notorious street of prostitutes in Bombay. It is like any busy lower-class street in Bombay, densely populated by vendors, merchants and shops, but also overcrowded with girls, from 11-year-olds to 65-year-old ex-madams. The street is lined with old wooden buildings, which teem with prostitutes hanging out of the windows, in the viewing cages on the ground floor, and on the steps. From sunrise to sunset the customers pass down the street to survey the girls. Mary Ellen Mark's extraordinary portrait of Falkland Road was first published in 1981 and has long been recognized as one of the major bodies of work in the canon of this significant Magnum photographer. The book contains 65 photographs made over six weeks that show the daily life lived by the women (and men) of the street. Mark's images are beautiful, electric, shocking and remarkable for their emotional power and for the visceral brilliance of their color. Together with Mark's captions and introductory text, Falkland Road is an astonishing work of insight into a raw and frightening world, made accessible by the completeness of the photographer's involvement, by her humanity, and by the way she captures the variety of individual life and the color, passion and tenderness that still abide there.‎

Bookseller reference : 60910

‎G raldine Lay ; Brice Matthieussent‎

‎PHOTOFILE: HARRY GRUYAERT‎

‎, Thames and Hudson, 2023 PB, 190 x 125 mm, 144 p illustrated in colour New. ISBN 9780500297308.‎

‎New in the Photofile series, a mini-monograph on Belgian photographer Harry Gruyaert. Born in Antwerp in 1941, Harry Gruyaert was a pioneer of European colour photography in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1972, he created TV Shots, a series of images created by turning the dial on a television set at random and photographing the screen. Later he travelled the world, seeking out different kinds of light and exhibiting a particular fascination with borders, interfaces and incongruous juxtapositions. A member of Magnum Photos since 1982, he describes colour as 'a means of sculpting what I see ... it's the emotion of photography.' Most recently he has begun to explore the experimental freedom offered by digital photography. Autonomous, non-narrative and often witty, Gruyaert's images are complex encounters with colour and light.‎

Bookseller reference : 60936

‎Eva Rossie ; Yasmin Van 'tveld ; Katrien Van De Steene‎

‎LES (D S)HABILLEUSES / Les (D s) Habilleuses‎

‎, Stichting Kunstboek, 2023 Softcover, 112 pages , NL / ENG, 300 x 240 x 12 mm, NEW, coloured photographs / foto's in kleur. ISBN 9789058567055.‎

‎Voor Les (D s)Habilleuses, liet fotografe Eva Rossie zich inspireren door genderrollen en het Kasteel van Laarne. Kamer per kamer worden de vroegere bewoners van het kasteel visueel onderzocht door haar eigen lens. Daarbij fungeert de kleedster als spilfifiguur: de panoptische bewakingscamera avant la lettre die tegelijk in een kwetsbare positie zat. Er wordt gespeeld met het contrast tussen zij die bedekken en blootgeven, zij die alles zien en horen, zij die klein gehouden worden en zij die vriendelijk bedanken voor de ketenen van het keurslijf. Rossies personages ondersteunen een hedendaagse kijk op de invulling van gender, zonder de geschiedenis uit het oog te verliezen. Want het is net deze geschiedenis die dienst doet als uitgangspunt om op zoek te gaan naar een alternatieve, hedendaagse blik op wat mensen mogen en kunnen zijn. Het resultaat zijn gelaagde foto's die aandoen als fifilmstills met een kwetsbaar randje. For Les (D s)Habilleuses, photographer Eva Rossie was inspired by gender roles and Laarne Castle. The former inhabitants of the castle are visually explored, room by room, through her own lens of the female gaze. The dresser is the main character. Because of her rather intimate position, she used to hear and see everything. There lies a contradiction within the dresser; she was like a panoptic security camera, but she found herself in a vulnerable position at the same time. Rossie plays with the disparity between those who cover and reveal, those who see and hear everything, those who are kept small, and those who refuse the confifinement of their shackles. Rossie's characters invite a contemporary view on gender, without losing sight of history, since it is precisely what has been that serves as a starting point in the search for an alternative, contemporary view of what people can be. Presented to you are layered pictures like fifilm stills with a vulnerable edge.‎

Bookseller reference : 60944

‎Danielle F llmi, Olivier F llmi, Matthieu Ricard‎

‎Himalaya Bouddhiste‎

‎, La Martini re, 2002 Hardcover, 424 pages, Texte en Francais, Tres belle exemplaire, 370 x 295 x 35 mm, jaquette, photographies colori es pleine page. ISBN 9782732428741.‎

‎Himalaya bouddhiste invite un voyage la fois ext rieur et int rieur. La beaut des paysages majestueux, des visages - ma tres spirituels ou humbles bergers -, des lieux et difices sacr s, est naturellement reli e au regard int rieur qui r v le l'essence du bouddhisme et l' me de l'Himalaya. Olivier et Danielle F llmi ont partag la vie des villageois et des nomades pendant plus de vingt-cinq ans, souvent dans l'isolement des hivers rigoureux. Matthieu Ricard vit depuis trente ans aux c t s de remarquables ma tres spirituels. L'intimit et la complicit des photographes avec les peuples de l'Himalaya transparaissent de fa on unique dans leurs images. Les perspectives compl mentaires du photographe-voyageur et du moine-photographe offrent une harmonieuse mosa que de la richesse in galable de la civilisation du Toit du Monde. Leur pr sentation est magnifi e par les contributions d' minents sp cialistes et par les r flexions des plus grandes personnalit s politiques et spirituelles de l'Himalaya bouddhiste. Chacun des vingt et un auteurs s'est impliqu dans la compr hension du monde himalayen. Cette somme de connaissances r unies fait de cet ouvrage la r f rence de l'Himalaya bouddhiste au XXIe si cle. Le livre comporte quatre sections : Naissance, Vie, Mort, et Renaissance, qui refl tent non seulement le cycle de nos existences, mais aussi l'histoire de l'Himalaya.‎

Bookseller reference : 60986