Ayrton Senna Through My Eye [Paperback]

Paul-Henri Cahier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2004

With a selection of 105 of his finest photographs, Paul-Henri Cahier's Ayrton Senna - Through My Eye follows the magical driver from Sao Paulo over his 10 blistering fast years on the circuits of the world, until his untimely, tragic death at Imola in 1994. Also included in the book are 18 pages of text in which Paul-Henri explains how he came to be a fulltime Formula 1 photographer and, in his opinion, what made Senna so devastatingly quick. While the photographs stand alone, 9 pages of captions and thumbnail images give the reader a reference for where they were taken and what the mood and circumstances were at the time.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Autosports Marketing Associates, Ltd.; 1ST edition (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976039206
• ISBN-13: 978-0976039204
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 11.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,289,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THROUGH MY EYE by Paul-Henri Cahier, February 8, 2005

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L. A. Di Zinno "aesthete" (Los Angeles, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ayrton Senna Through My Eye (Paperback)

"Any creative endeavor is a raid on the inarticulate" - T. S. Elliott

Some things are truly beyond words. Despite the volumes of books attempting to describe the magic that made the late great Ayrton Senna da Silva the legend he was -- we have been left wanting . . . until now.

No other photographer today carries the mantle of resident artist in the rarified airs of the world that is Formula One better than Paul-Henri Cahier. As a second generation F1 photographer PHC began his brushes with greatness early on as a wee boy playing ping-pong with house guests like like the legendary Fangio and other grand prix luminaries who were part of his famous father Bernard Cahier's menagerie d' bon amis.

The photographic images of Paul-Henri Cahier are an inexhaustible invitation to discovery of things that are simply not possible to ascribe to the written word alone. With the prodigious gift that is Cahier's visual poem for our fallen hero we have returned to the place of joy and remembrance our hearts have longed for since the world changed forever on the black weekend of May 1994.

This book takes us beyond the mere surface of the image and into the realm of mystique. Like Senna before him Cahier is transcendent in his art form where both talents on display are a tantalizing thing of beauty to behold. Any serious collection of motor sport is incomplete without this definitive aesthetic masterwork.
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Tony Di Zinno
December 2004

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Through My Eye, February 16, 2005

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Jenifer L. Miller (Castro Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ayrton Senna Through My Eye (Paperback)

"Through My Eye" is an insightful masterpiece that allows the observer to get a rare glimpse inside the life of the racing phenom that was Ayrton Senna. Paul-Henri Cahier has done an outstanding job capturing the essence, the emotion, and the passion of Ayrton Senna's life during his Formula One career. Stunning photographs, brilliant writing. Beautiful, high quality book. For those who appreciate fine photography, are motorsports fans, or want to add to their Senna collection, this is a definite must have.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for those who appreciate Senna, February 12, 2005

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John T. Griffin "Terry Griffin" (Berkeley California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ayrton Senna Through My Eye (Paperback)

Paul Henri Cahier's new book "Through My Eye" is a must have for all who admired Ayrton Senna and his amazing career in F-1. The pages are filled with probably the most expressive portraits of Ayrton Senna that have ever been taken. There are also photographs of some of the most important racing moments in Ayrton's career . Recognized as Formula One's premeir photo artist , Paul Henri does not let us down. The book construction is of the highest quality and will be right at home in any art collection.