{"title":"Phillip Prodger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhillip Prodger\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a captivating exploration of photographic art and history, delving into the works of iconic figures such as E.O. Hoppé and William Eggleston. His books blend meticulous research with vivid imagery, illuminating the evolution of visual culture from Victorian times to the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a thoughtful examination of artistic giants and the moments they captured, enriched by insightful commentary on technique and context. This collection is essential for those interested in the intersections of art, biography, and photographic innovation within the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"victorian-giants-by-phillip-prodger-9781855147065","title":"Victorian Giants","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictorian Giants\u003c\/em\u003e explores the remarkable contributions of Oscar Rejlander (1813-75), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-79), Lewis Carroll (1832-98), and Clementina Hawarden (1822-65) to Victorian era photography. These artists experimented with innovative approaches to picture making, shaping attitudes towards photography that have influenced artistic practice ever since. Discover in this beautiful book the images that transformed photography into a recognised form of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe concept of 'art photography' emerged almost as early as photography itself, but it wasn't until the 1850s that photographers began to claim fine-art status for their work. While debates about photography and its role occurred globally, it was in England, particularly through the works of Rejlander, Cameron, Carroll, and Hawarden, that the new art achieved its fullest expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese four artists—comprising a Swedish émigré with a mysterious past, a middle-aged Ceylonese expatriate, an Oxford academic and fantasy literature writer, and a Scottish countess—formed an unlikely yet influential school. Both Carroll and Cameron briefly studied under Rejlander, maintaining a lasting association centred around shared approaches to portraiture and narrative. Influenced by historical painting and working closely with the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, they bridged the gap between past and future art, standing as true giants in Victorian photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCameron, Carroll, Hawarden, and Rejlander each produced some of the most spectacular images in history. \u003cem\u003eVictorian Giants\u003c\/em\u003e is divided into three main sections and brings together many of these works for the first time, drawing heavily from the National Portrait Gallery Collection. This selection is supplemented by key works from other collections worldwide. Of particular interest is an exploration of the roles of historical and contemporary painters in the burgeoning fine-art-photography movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363325526252,"sku":"9781855147065","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13940733482848.jpg?v=1772920504"},{"product_id":"eo-hoppe-the-german-work-by-phillip-prodger-9783869309378","title":"E.O. Hoppé: The German Work","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 1925 and 1938, photographer E.O. Hoppé traveled the length and breadth of Germany, recording people and places at one of the most tumultuous times in the country's history. He photographed movie stars and captains of industry, workers and peasants, and captured the birth of the Autobahn and UFA film studios in its heyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe saw the rise of fascism, the creation of vast new suburbs, and the displacement of people from their traditional ways of life. With unprecedented access to the country's world-famous factories and industrial installations, he witnessed Germany as few others could—barreling headlong into the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoving, insightful, and deeply revealing, the full significance of Hoppé's German work has been unknown until now. This volume combines photographs published in Hoppé's legendary book of 1930, \u003cem\u003eDeutsche Arbeit\u003c\/em\u003e, with many new pictures never previously seen. From factory floor to the commuters of Berlin and Munich, Hoppé's photographs reveal the profound social and economic tensions that preceded the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis publication uncovers Hoppé as a pivotal figure in the history of twentieth-century photography, who introduced for the first time elements of typology, seriality and sequence, which have become key elements of contemporary photographic practice. 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I've never been a bit interested in the fact that this was a picture of a blues musician or a street corner or something.\u003c\/i\u003e - William Eggleston\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Eggleston's photographs are special for their eccentric, unexpected compositions, playfulness, implied narrative and, above all, his portrayals of people. Over the past half-century, he has created a powerful and enduring body of work featuring friends and family, musicians, artists, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEggleston frequented the 1970s Memphis club scene, developing friendships and getting to know musicians, including Ike Turner, Alex Chilton, and others. His fascination with nightclub culture resulted in the experimental video \u003ci\u003eStranded in Canton\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), which chronicles visits to bars in Memphis, Mississippi, and New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, he encountered and photographed the likes of Dennis Hopper, Eudora Welty, and Walter Hopps. For a brief moment, Eggleston even entered the Warhol Factory scene, dating the Warhol protégé, Viva.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Eggleston: Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e accompanies the first exhibition to explore Eggleston's pictures of people. 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