Brittle Glory: The Face of Change [Paperback]

Wayne Schoenfeld (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2001

Street and intimate photo portraits from Muslim SE Turkey and Cuba. For more than a generation Southeast Turkey was ravaged by a bloody Kurdish rebellion. A tense peace is now in place in this land where Turks, Arabs and Kurds live together as neighbors. Schoenfeld's intimate portraits take the reader into the heart of this ancient land. Schoenfeld has traveled extensively in Castro's Cuba, especially the countryside. His very up-close and personal photographs capture the soul of the island people and their unique culture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 54 pages
• Publisher: SWC Editions; 1 edition (January 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097131540X
• ISBN-13: 978-0971315402
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,111,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Making it look easy!, June 1, 2002

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F. Lennox Campello "f. lennox campello" (Potomac, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brittle Glory: The Face of Change (Paperback)

Often one of the most overlooked aspects or genres of photography is the ability of a photographer to grab a certain nanosecond of time and leave behind an impression of a people or a culture that anchors that people in time forever. It looks easy because there are so many talented photographers who have left behind haunting images in magazines such as National Geographic, Look, Life, etc. Add Wayne Schoenfeld to the mix.... In this book this California photographer brings us two incredibly different cultures as Turkey and Cuba, somehow unified by his gifted camera in this book are the serene, hard eyes of Turkish men and also the naked playfulness of blonde peasant Cuban children in Pinar del Rio province - these are disparate subjects that in a rather unusual manner come together beautifully as do many others, in this excellent book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant insight, March 18, 2002

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"catrionaf" (Bethesda, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brittle Glory: The Face of Change (Paperback)

One of the most dificult things to do in photography, or any of the visual arts, but especially photography, is to capture the fleeting moment, the spirit of the subject. In this book, California photographer Wayne Schoenfeld not only accomplishes that task rather easily, but he also delivers a spectacular suite of works of two peoples cultures apart and yet bonded by the realities of a a world where their galvanized, often imposed cultures and values are being revised and changed before their eyes and lives. Excellent book!