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Circus

A Traveling Life
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Circus. A Traveling Life by Norma I. Quintana is a compelling photographic monograph capturing a decade with an American travelling one-ring circus. Shot in black and white film using available light, this work documents the intimate realities of circus life, revealing extended families and a distinct way of living through a social documentary lens.
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This book will captivate readers interested in social documentary photography, the performing arts, and unique cultural lifestyles.

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The first monograph of Norma I. Quintana's photography; Circus. A Traveling Life, chronicles her decade-long collaboration with an American, travelling one-ring circus. Resulting in a loving history of extended families and a glance at another way of living in this world.

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Norma I. Quintana is a photographer and educator working in the tradition of social documentary. In her first monograph, Circus. A Traveling Life, Quintana shoots in black and white film and available light to chronicle her decade-long collaboration with an American, travelling one-ring circus.

The photographs in the book are not flash frozen, but a loving history of extended families, another way of living in this world.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788862083652

Publisher: Damiani

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2014

Country: Italy

Imprint: Damiani

Illustration: Illustrated in black and white throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 277.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1490g

Pages: 156

About the Author

Essentially self-taught, Quintana has studied with some of the world'smost important and influential photographers, such as Mary Ellen Mark,Shelby Lee Adams, and Graciela Iturbide from Mexico.Quintana works solely in black-and-white and uses only available light.She creates dark, rich, masterful photographs with an ageless, classicpurity. Collaboration is essential to her process. The images, Quintanainsists, would not be possible without her subjects' willingness to revealthemselves.

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