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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Random House
ISBN-100224075144
ISBN-139780224075145
eBay Product ID (ePID)45952171
Product Key Features
Book TitleDon Mccullin in Africa
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicIndividual Photographers / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, African
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Photography, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDon Mccullin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight58.8 Oz
Item Length12.3 in
Item Width11.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"This stunningly produced book reminds us that Don McCullin was the greatest British photographer of the 20th century...You turn page after page of his piercing images open-mouthed...this book is worth every penny." -- The Independent, An eloquent searing journey into the heartland of a continent being slowly polluted by guns, murder and money., "This stunningly produced book reminds us that Don McCullin was the greatest British photographer of the 20th century…You turn page after page of his piercing images open-mouthed…this book is worth every penny." - The Independent
Dewey Decimal305.89600222
SynopsisDon McCullin's reputation stands as one of the greatest war photographers of our times. In recent years he has photographed the landscape surrounding his home in Somerset, but his later travels have taken him to some of the most remote regions in the world. His skill in photographing people in extreme situations has enabled him to mix with tribes on the edges of civilisation. His work among the people of Irian Jaya, including cannibals, appeared in his last book, Don McCullin . McCullin's new work in Africa reaches one of the last corners of the earth where signs of outside influence are few, though they appear ominously significant. Over the last two years Don McCullin has travelled south from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to the valley of the Omo River leading down to the border with Sudan. There he has entered the tribal lands of the Surma, the Gheleb, the Bume, the Erbore, the Bene, the Bodi, the Karo, the Hamar and the Mursi. Extraordinary body paints decorate many of their bodies. Metalwork adorns their limbs, and, in the case of the Mursi, huge circular plates extend their lower lips and piercings open up large holes in their ear lobes. Ritualistic stick battles are enacted with ferocity. Rifles and machine guns are often cradled in the hands of warriors. The violence McCullin witnessed was staged but real dangers were close. African tribespeople can present another face of the exotic to those of us in modern, developed cultures, especially if the photography recognises nothing of their dignity but all of their exoticism. McCullin knows too much to fall into that trap. McCullin's subjects retain their dignity and also become heroic. We, the viewers, can be amazed by their strength and beauty, and all the more so because McCullin's compassionate photography enables us to understand their vulnerability. McCullin's photographs will be prefaced by extracts from his diaries., Don McCullin is one of the great photojournalists of our times. In recent years, his travels have taken him to some of the world's remotest regions, and his skill and empathy have gained him access to tribes on the edge of civilization. Over the last two years, he has traveled from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to the valley of the Omo River leading to the border with Sudan. There he entered the tribal lands of the Suma, the Gheleb, the Bume, the Erbore, the Bene, the Bodi, the Karo, the Hamar, and the Mursi. Beyond dignity, there is a heroic aspect to his subjects; we, the viewers, can be amazed by their strength and beauty, and all the more so because McCullin's compassionate artistry enables us to understand their vulnerability., Don McCullin is one of the great photojournalists of our times. In recent years, his travels have taken him to some of the world' s remotest regions, and his skill and empathy have gained him access to tribes on the edge of civilization. Over the last two years, he has traveled from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to the valley of the Omo River leading to the border with Sudan. There he entered the tribal lands of the Suma, the Gheleb, the Bume, the Erbore, the Bene, the Bodi, the Karo, the Hamar, and the Mursi. Beyond dignity, there is a heroic aspect to his subjects; we, the viewers, can be amazed by their strength and beauty, and all the more so because McCullin' s compassionate artistry enables us to understand their vulnerability.
LC Classification NumberDT4.5
