LeRoy Grannis, Surf Photography of the 1960s and 1970s - Reviews
"Liquido elemento. Che però può farsi denso di onde violente. O evaporare nel calore che lascia al suolo sale e candore. L'acqua è al centro di due volumi fotografici in uscita da questo mese (...) La prima (storia ndr) a essere narrata è quella di Surf e a farlo è un libro di TASCHEN: LeRoy Grannis Surf photography of the 1960s and 1970s, in 290 pagine, in una sequenza di vivide immagini fissa non solo il piacere o la paura che nasce dal cavalcare l'onda, ma percorre usi, costumi, evoluzioni di uno sport che, sviluppatosi nell Hawaii più di cinque secoli fa, negli Stati Uniti iniziò la sua vertiginosa ascesa nel 1950. Le Roy Grannis poi, non è "semplicemente" un fotografo, ma un vero addicted. Californiano quindi al posto giusto, comincia a surfare a 14 anni e a 42 per hobby, a scattare foto che lo faranno conoscere come fotografo specializzato, ma sopratutto lo renderanno un testimone autorevole di una cultura e di uno stile di vita."Vogue, MilanoItaly |
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"Libro de edición limitada y firmada que recoge lo major del trabajo de LeRoy Grannis, que alo largo de su carrera ha retratado como nadie la estética de la cultura surf."Marie Claire, MadridSpain |
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"El libro muestra todo el enfoque que hice del surfing life style de aquella época"Glide, GuipuzcoaSpain |
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"Recueil d`images inédites sur le surf des années 60 - 70, ce livre est un nouvel ouvrage de référence pour les amateurs de vagues."L'Officiel Hommes, ParisFrance |
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"Drawing from LeRoy Grannis`s personal collection, this beautifully bound 290-page book chronicles the beginning of surfing`s heyday in the early 60s and goes all the way through the late 70s. His photos show a time in surfing`s life when the whole culture of the surfing lifestyle was being created. Gidget cruised Malibu, Woodies were the ultimate surf wagons, guys rode redwood boards, and people smiled in the lineup—those must have been the days. This book doesn`t come cheap (around $400), but its heirloom quality and limited to only 1,000 signed and numbered copies."Transworld Surf Magazine, OceansideUnited States |
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"As much as for their images of perfect young bodies framed in the flat light of Southern California or the lambent aura that seems to characterize Hawaiian days, Mr. Grannis`s pictures are most startling because the scenes they record and breaks they document are pristinely beautiful and impossibly vacant."New York Times, New YorkUnited States |
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"TASCHEN threw a lavish reception in Beverly Hills to celebrate the release of an even more lavish book — a 13-by-16-inch oversized beauty called LeRoy Grannis: Surf Photography of the 1960s and 1970s. With a print run of only 1,000, the book is priced at $400. Arriving to much fanfare in a stretch limousine was the humble guest of honor from Carlsbad — LeRoy Grannis, 88 years old, entirely uncomfortable with being the center of attention at an event like this. It`s a testament to his significance, however, that by party`s end the remaining stack of books was nominal and spoken for, even at such a cost."San Diego Union Tribune, San DiegoUnited States |
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"Ein Mann hat Mut: Wo andere sich mit der Strandperspektive begnügten, nahm LeRoy Grannis, Surfer seit 1931, die Kamera mit auf sein Board und dokumentierte den damals blutjungen Sport mit sensationellen Bildern."Elle, MünchenGermany |
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"Beau livre. Jetez un coup d`œil au somptueux ouvrage Surf photography of 1960s and 1970s de Leroy Grannis, édité chez TASCHEN. Les amoureux de la belle image de surf seront comblés."Wind, GrenobleFrance |
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"La dernière sortie en matière de bouquin de qualité pour compléter votre bibliothèque du salon, porte un regard sur l`un des photographes les plus prolifiques de ces deux décennies révolues."Surfeurope, AngeletFrance |
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Sold out! LeRoy Grannis, Surf Photography of the 1960s and 1970s
Heimann, Jim (Editor)
Barilotti, Steve Hardcover, 39.6 x 33 cm (15.6 x 13 in.), 278 pages $ 850.00 ISBN: 978-3-8228-5069-5 Multilingual Edition: English, French, German Availability: Not in Stock |
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