Maroc [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Albert Watson (Photographer)

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Product Description
Renowned photographer Albert Watson recently spent 39 memorable days in Morocco. With the personal insight of a diarist and the detailed eye of an artist, he has captured the physical beauty and spirit of this remarkable country in transition. From thousands of photographs on an itinerary that took him all over the country, Watson has culled the most evocative. These luxurious platinum prints, some with antique sepia tones, combine with Arabic calligraphy or Moroccan manuscript pages to conjure a feeling of the place, its history, its future.

From Casablanca and other major cities to villages, farms, and remote desert areas, here are portraits, extraordinary landscapes, architecture, and animals. Watson has captured the souls of Moroccans from all walks of life-members of the royal family and the heads of provinces, grizzled farmers, and women and children. In words as well as pictures, Watson speaks of Morocco's people and its promise, and gives his personal impressions of the country.

This book carries Albert Watson beyond his brilliant fashion photography, seen in the pages of Vogue and Harpers Bazaar, to a multi-layered art that reveals the life of a country and the journey of an artist.

Albert Watson is an internationally known fashion photographer whose previous book, Cyclops, was an immediate success. His work appears regularly in the world's top fashion magazines.

About the Author
Albert Watson is an internationally known fashion photographer whose previous book, Cyclops, was an immediate success. His work appears regularly in the world's top fashion magazines.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications; illustrated edition edition (December 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847821617
• ISBN-13: 978-0847821617
• Product Dimensions: 14.3 x 11.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,351,259 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars photography's finest, December 17, 1998

By A Customer

This new book is as good as Watson's Cyclops. The intensity of the images is unsurpassed by any I've ever seen. The photos of the old woman's face and the gloved hands of a worker show the experience seen by the subjects. Albert Watson continues to outdo himself.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visually stunning, December 21, 1998

By A Customer

This is a visually stunning work. If you enjoyed Cyclops, Watson's previous book, you will absolutely love this one. It is luscious, sumptuous, a veritable feast for your eyes.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, January 8, 2000

By A Customer

Looking at these great pictures in this book, make you think that you are in Maroc. They are so real, and really it feels like the soul of Maroc is in this book. I think it's really special for people who have lived in Maroc and have moved to another country.