{"title":"Pamela Bannos","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the works of \u003cem\u003ePamela Bannos\u003c\/em\u003e, an acclaimed author and scholar, whose insightful writings offer a deep dive into the lives and stories that captivate our curiosity. Specialising in biography and memoir, Bannos brings history to life with her richly detailed narratives and meticulous research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of her most notable works, \u003cem\u003eVivian Maier\u003c\/em\u003e, unveils the enigmatic life of the reclusive street photographer whose vast body of work captured glimpses of 20th-century life. Bannos artfully depicts Maier's story, unraveling the mysteries of this talented yet elusive woman whose photographs gained posthumous fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers with a passion for true stories and historical explorations, Pamela Bannos' books offer a window into forgotten lives and untold stories. Discover her remarkable ability to turn the lens on our past through compelling storytelling and scholarly precision.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vivian-maier-by-pamela-bannos-9780226599236","title":"Vivian Maier","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho was Vivian Maier? Many people know her as the reclusive Chicago nanny who wandered the city for decades, constantly snapping photographs, which were unseen until they were discovered in a seemingly abandoned storage locker. They revealed her to be an inadvertent master of twentieth-century American street photography. Not long after, the news broke that Maier had recently died and had no surviving relatives. Soon the whole world knew about her preternatural work, shooting her to stardom almost overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut, as Pamela Bannos reveals in this meticulous and passionate biography, this story of the nanny savant has blinded us to Maier’s true achievements, as well as her intentions. Most important, Bannos argues, Maier was not a nanny who moonlighted as a photographer; she was a photographer who supported herself as a nanny. In \u003ci\u003eVivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e, Bannos contrasts Maier’s life with the mythology that strangers—mostly the men who have profited from her work—have created around her absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBannos shows that Maier was extremely conscientious about how her work was developed, printed, and cropped, even though she also made a clear choice never to display it. She places Maier’s fierce passion for privacy alongside the recent spread of her work around the world, and she explains Maier’s careful adjustments of photographic technique, while explaining how the photographs have been misconstrued or misidentified. As well, Bannos uncovers new information about Maier’s immediate family, including her difficult brother, Karl—relatives that once had been thought not to exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative and engrossing biography shows that the real story of Vivian Maier, a true visionary artist, is even more compelling than the myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855901282540,"sku":"9780226599236","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18220643482268.jpg?v=1759282558"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/pamela-bannos.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}