Joan Almond: The Past In The Present | 
 enlarge | Authors: Roberto Tejada, Joan Almond
Creator: Karen Sinsheimer
Publisher: St. Ann's Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 2784728
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 9.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0967174481
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9780967174495
ASIN: 0967174481
Publication Date: February 15, 2002
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Condition: NOTE - Crisp, clean and unread hardcover with light shelfwear to the boards and a publisher's mark to the edge - NICE
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Product Description
Whether in the play of shadows cast on a rock by drying leaves, or in the strength of a woman's crossed forearms covered in marriage tattoos, Joan Almond's photographs maintain an exceptional sobriety of form and treatment. Shot in Morocco, Algeria, India, and Jerusalem, her photographic images focus on family traditions still strong in North Africa and the Middle East but long lost in her native America. Traveling to and working in villages and homes where few photographers have tread, Almond manages to show human beings with remarkable dignity and resilience, despite their sometimes impoverished personal circumstances. This first monograph of Almond's work is printed in tritone to replicate the platinum printing process so integral to the viewing of her photographs.
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Full-page images unsullied by description August 8, 2002
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In Past To Present, photographer Joan Almond has documented village life in Moslem desert communities for over twenty-five years: her travels and discoveries are documented in a work that shares her photos and many cultural insights. The photos are presented as full-page images unsullied by description; the text resides in the front for a fine introduction of Almond's efforts.
Featuring ordinary village people and daily life May 10, 2002
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Enhanced with a brief but informative introduction by Karen Sinsheimer and Roberto Tejada's insightful essay, Joan Almond: The Past In The Present showcases an amazing and impressive photographic journey by documentary photographer Joan Almond through the Islamic desert communities of North Africa, Egypt, and the Middle East in a outstanding anthology of images featuring ordinary village people and daily life in a profound black-and-white photography that fully captures the spirit of a land and its people. Brief thoughts and a short essay or two are interspersed between the lengthy sections of captivating photographs. An extraordinary look at the human culture and the daily quest to survive and prosper, Joan Almond: The Past In The Present is a very highly recommended and enduring contribution to personal, professional, and academic collections.
Recommended for students of Islam and photography. March 24, 2002
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Almond has spent over 25 years photographing the life of Muslem people in Third World settings, following their rituals, religion, and personal lives. Almond Eyed: Past In Present presents location shots of these groups, displaying a set of images which have almost vanished from the world. From faces to architectural wonders, this packs in fine coverage.
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