{"product_id":"david-stephenson-light-cities-9783775756785","title":"David Stephenson: Light Cities","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Stephenson: Light Cities\u003c\/em\u003e presents stunning large-format photographs capturing cities at night across America, Australia, and Asia. These images unveil the globalised urban sprawl, energy consumption, and light pollution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe glowing \"light cities\" depicted in the book reflect both the positive and negative aspects of our industrialised society. They are extraordinary examples of a monumental technological sublime, where awe, beauty, and human aspiration are tinged with the shadow of looming environmental catastrophe, as our engine of modernity seems to be running on empty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn accompanying essay by photographic historian Keith F. Davis explores the evolving idea of the city as a key theme in photography. Davis discusses what the city symbolises, from the modernist city as an engineering feat to the after-modernist city as a hub of energy and information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340719046892,"sku":"9783775756785","price":105.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9357573483532.jpg?v=1772166789","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/david-stephenson-light-cities-9783775756785","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}