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Faces of the North - Ragnar Axelsson Pdf, Epub, Ebook FACES OF THE NORTH - RAGNAR AXELSSON PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Ragnar Axelsson | 412 pages | 22 Nov 2016 | Crymogea | 9789935420404 | English | Reykjavik, Poland Faces of the North by Ragnar Axelsson Taal: Engels. Schrijf een review. Auteur: Ragnar Axelsson Ragnar Axelsson. Uitgever: Crymogea. Ragnar Axelsson. Ragnar has done work and stories for various agencies and magazines, shooting in Iceland, the Faroes, Greenland, Indonesia, Scandinavia, and Siberia. Ragnar has been traveling to the Arctic for almost three decades. His images have won him recognition as a documentary photographer. His most recent book, Last Days of the Arctic , has won critical acclaim, with multiple photo features in the New York Times and exhibitions most recently in Iceland and Ireland. As a photography ""Book of the Year"", the London Times described his work as 'remarkable', 'beautiful', and 'a gift for the eyes, mind and heart'. Bron: Wikipedia. Toon meer Toon minder. Samenvatting Raised on an isolated farm in southern Iceland, Ragnar Axelsson born became captivated early on by the brutal beauty of the North Atlantic and the delicate interactions between its inhabitants and their environment. Born of that fascination, Faces of the North, first published in a small print run in , established Axelsson as one of the leading documentary photographers of our time. It contained about lushly austere, powerful images of Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, taken over two decades. Long out of print, Faces of the North is now republished in a special anniversary edition that echoes the format of Axelsson's latest publications, Last Days of the Arctic and Behind the Mountains. Containing the original selection of photographs documenting the vanishing lifestyles of the North Atlantic, the new edition also includes previously unpublished photos, Axelsson's personal accounts of the journeys which led to the images' creation and the artist's sketches of the photographs, drawn nightly as he traveled through the Arctic. In the edition of Faces of the North, Axelsson collected the images of farmers, hunters and fishermen in the Arctic and the Atlantic that he became best known for; in the edition, his oeuvre comes full circle, as he looks back upon the foundation of his photographic passion and career. Overige kenmerken Extra groot lettertype Nee Gewicht g Verpakking breedte mm Verpakking hoogte 43 mm Verpakking lengte mm. 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Long out of print, Faces of the North is now republished in a special anniversary edition that echoes the format of Axelsson's latest publications, Last Days of the Arctic and Behind the Mountains. Containing the original selection of photographs documenting the vanishing lifestyles of the North Atlantic, the new edition also includes previously unpublished photos, Axelsson's personal accounts of the journeys which led to the images' creation and the artist's sketches of the photographs, drawn nightly as he traveled through the Arctic. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. For reproduction permissions, contact the copyright holders. The D. Catalog www. Distributed by D. Ragnar Axelsson: Faces of the North. 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In the edition of Faces of the North, Axelsson collected the images of farmers, hunters and fishermen in the Arctic and the Atlantic that he became best known for; in the edition, his oeuvre comes full circle, as he looks back upon the foundation of his photographic passion and career. Overige kenmerken Extra groot lettertype Nee Gewicht g Verpakking breedte mm Verpakking hoogte 43 mm Verpakking lengte mm. Reviews Schrijf een review. Bindwijze: Hardcover. Niet leverbaar. Breng mij op de hoogte. Op verlanglijstje. Houd er rekening mee dat het artikel niet altijd weer terug op voorraad komt. Anderen bekeken ook. Add to registry. About This Item. We aim to show you accurate product information. Manufacturers, suppliers and others provide what you see here, and we have not verified it. See our disclaimer. Raised on an isolated farm in southern Iceland, Ragnar Axelsson born became captivated early on by the brutal beauty of the North Atlantic and the delicate interactions between its inhabitants and their environment. Born of that fascination, Faces of the North , first published in a small print run in , established Axelsson as one of the leading documentary photographers of our time. It contained about lushly austere, powerful images of Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, taken over two decades. Long out of print, Faces of the North is now republished in a special anniversary edition that echoes the format of Axelsson's latest publications, Last Days of the Arctic and Behind the Mountains. Containing the original selection of photographs documenting the vanishing lifestyles of the North Atlantic, the new edition also includes previously unpublished photos, Axelsson's personal accounts of the journeys which led to the images' creation and the artist's sketches of the photographs, drawn nightly as he traveled through the Arctic.
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