The Art of Seeing 2: The best of Reuters photography (2nd Edition) [Hardcover]

Reuters Photographers (Author)

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Publication Date: March 30, 2004

Another stunning selection of the Best of Reuters Photography "Photography as history. The peerless Reuters collection tells a multi-stranded story - of celebrity, hardship, normality, beauty and brutality - through the lenses of the world's leading photo-journalists." The Guardian The Art of Seeing 2 offers a fascinating and visually stunning selection of pictures taken by Reuters photographers who have had the vision and ability to capture extraordinary incidents or moments of beauty. This new collection comprises a story with many threads: celebration, adversity, hope, triumph and humanity - and offers some of the most spectacular and significant images you will ever see. The Art of Seeing 2 showcases the two essential characteristics of the top photojournalist - a nose for a story and an eye for a photo. This second installment of the fascinating and visually stunning best of Reuters photography collection features a sharper and brighter selection than even the hugely successful first edition. The Art of Seeing 2 will be an essential purchase for the keen photographer, and a perfect gift for anyone who appreciates great photos. Praise for The Art of Seeing: "A tribute to the ingenuity and cunning that a photographer has to combine, along with an eye for a picture, in order to get a brilliant image." The Independent "A veritable hail of the most powerful and evocative photographs to have pummeled the public's awareness of news and events over the last 15 years." Metro "A masterclass in the photojournalists' art." Amateur Photographer "!the raw, frontline images which catch the drama of history-changing moment." The Big Issue "Pictures marking most of the world's great events over the past 15 years, mostly of conflict, but also of great beauty, the work of masters of their art." The Star, South Africa

Editorial Reviews

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"Photography as history. The peerless Reuters collection tells a multi-stranded story - of celebrity, hardship, normality, beauty and brutality - through the lenses of the world's leading photo-journalists." The Guardian Reviews of the first editon "A tribute to the ingenuity and cunning that a photographer has to combine, along with an eye for a picture, in order to get a brilliant image." The Independent "A veritable hail of the most powerful and evocative photographs to have pummeled the public's awareness of news and events over the last 15 years."Metro "A masterclass in the photojournalists' art." Amateur Photographer "!the raw, frontline images which catch the drama of history-changing moment." The Big Issue "Pictures marking most of the world's great events over the past 15 years, mostly of conflict, but also of great beauty, the work of masters of their art." The Star, South Africa

From the Back Cover

THE ART OF SEEING 2

the best of Reuters photography

The Art of Seeing offers afascinating and visually stunning selection of pictures taken by Reutersphotographers with the vision and imagination to capture extraordinaryincidents or moments of beauty. This collection comprises a story with many threads:celebration, adversity, hope, triumph and humanity - and offers some of themost spectacular and significant images you will ever see.

The Art of Seeing showcasesthe two essential characteristics of a top photojournalist - a nose for a storyand an eye for a photo.

 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Financial Times Prentice Hall; 2 edition (March 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903684374
• ISBN-13: 978-1903684375
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 9.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,260,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Art Of Seeing 2, June 14, 2004

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Joy Szilagyi (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Seeing 2: The best of Reuters photography (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed viewing The Art of Seeing 2, by Reuters. Coming from a journalism point of view, the photographs in this book are stunning! The book truly does capture some of the most significant moments in recent history. The photos range from important sports and celebrity moments to symbolic or historical political statements.
Since the photos are taken from an agency that shoots primarily photo journalistic photos, some people may not appreciate some of the photos. The true beauties of these images lie in the capture of the moment and emotion and truth. I really enjoyed many of the political and war photos, very in your face. Some of them were shocking, taking me back in realization and touched me at the same time. In a solely artistic sense, the pictures had a great sense of composition and lighting however they are documentary. This is definitely not printed to act as a fine art book, more of just a collection of incredible pieces of journalistic work. The book definitely demonstrates the talent pool found in the world of photo-journalists.