Uwe Ommer, Transit, Around the World in 1424 Days
Around the world in 1424 days: the epic voyage behind the making of the book 1000 Families
Part travel journal, part scrapbook, this unique book traces the four-year, 250,000-km journey of photographer Uwe Ommer during the making of TASCHEN`s 1000 Families. Called a "family album of planet earth," 1000 Families is a vast collection of portraits taken by Ommer in over 130 countries in all corners of the world. Naturally, a voyage of such epic proportions bears its fair share of anecdotes, adventures, mishaps, and souvenirs, and Transit traces the experience via stories and images. From closed borders and broken bridges to late rainy seasons, curious customs officers, thieves, coups d`état, raging fevers, and a far from "unbreakable" Land Rover, Ommer found truth in the maxim "just about everything that can go wrong, will."
This amusing and original compilation paints a vivid picture of what it`s like to travel to the most remote corners of the globe for four years, meeting countless people and observing the great cultural and social similarities and differences that mark the human race.
About the photographer:
Uwe Ommer became fascinated with photography at a young age and in 1962 moved to Paris, where he initially worked as a photographer’s assistant. Within a few years, he opened his own photography studio, primarily shooting fashion and advertising photos. Quickly gaining respect for his work in Paris, Ommer began showing in local galleries and eventually published his first book, Photoedition Uwe Ommer, in 1979, a collection of personal and advertising works. In the following years, he would publish five more books of his photographs. In 2002, Uwe Ommer was awarded an Honorary Fellowship to the Royal Photographic Society for the impact of his lifetime of work. His other books for TASCHEN include Black Ladies, Asian Ladies, Transit, and 1000 Families.
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Uwe Ommer, Transit, Around the World in 1424 Days
Ommer, Uwe / Ommer, Uwe
Hardcover, 29 x 29 cm (11.4 x 11.4 in.), 720 pages, $ 70.00 |
- Reviews (49 items)
"Jetzt lernen wir die Familien kennen und jetzt erzählt Ommer von den teils chaotischen Bedingungen unterwegs. Notizen aus dem Tagebuch und banale Souvenirs, zarte Zeichnungen und bonbonbunte Schnappschüsse hat er zu opulenten Doppelseiten arrangiert, wie das Wirrwarr eines privaten Fotoalbums. Jede Seite sprudelt über von skurrilen Beobachtungen und oft genug öffnen sich Bildsequenzen oder auch nur ein Stapel von Formularen in fremder Schrift zu Geschichten in der Geschichte. Ommer zeigt sich als Menschenfreund, der sich nicht satt sehen kann an der Welt, dem kein Detail am Straßenrand zu gering ist, um es nicht aufmerksam zu studieren - der aber getrost auf Sehenswürdigkeiten verzichtet. Der Alltag ist spannend genug. Überall auf dem Globus. Nach einem schöneren Buch über die Welt muss man lange suchen."
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Clippings (40 items)
It takes a village
Florida International Magazine, United States, August 01, 2007
Florida International Magazine, United States, August 01, 2007
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Uwe Ommer - 1000 Families The family album of planet earth |