New York (Photopocket) [Paperback]

Bernd Obermann (Author, Photographer)

Book Description

Series: Photopocket | Publication Date: October 2002

Bernd Obermann moved to New York in 1996 to experience the city's vibrant mix of culture, ethnicity and race. For the next five years, he rarely ventured out of doors without his camera, exploring what New York had to offer. These photographs are the results of his walks through the city streets, parks and neighbourhoods. They range from the Bronx to the Battery, from rich to poor, from young to old. Obermann, born in Germany, has worked as a war photographer in Afghanistan, Somalia and Sarajevo. His fashion work has appeared in "Vogue" and "Esquire". This book is published as part of the "Photopocket" series, a series of city guides designed to be easy to use whilst sightseeing.

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From the Publisher

· Delightful visual tour in black & white

· New series of city guides with attractive flexi-covers which make it easy to carry while sightseeing

· Perfect for bookstores and gift shops alike

About the Author

Bernd Obermann was born in 1954 in Oberhausen, Germany. After his apprenticeship with master photographer Rudi Groth he worked in advertising, fashion, and portraiture. He was also a journalism photographer, covering wars in Afghanistan, Somalia and Sarajevo. His work has appeared in Stern, Vogue, and Esquire.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Te Neues Publishing Company (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3823845187
• ISBN-13: 978-3823845188
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,337,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stirring Photos, Powerful Introduction, March 23, 2004

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Patrick T. Finegan (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New York (Photopocket) (Paperback)

I met Bernd at a German bar on the Lower East Side last October and crossed paths with him again on New Year's Eve. Until then, I knew Bernd only as the man who borrowed my cheap digital camera to shoot some shots for his scrapbook. The shots were OK, nothing special, so I was absolutely blown away when I saw what he did professionally. He gave me a copy of this book on New Year's Eve, and I have since sent copies to a dozen friends around the country and overseas. Technically, the photographs are superb -- uncanny in their use of natural lighting, deep shadows and perspective. But what makes these black-and-whites of New York and New Yorkers so memorable is that the sum is greater than the parts. Bernd's camera leads us past New York's magnificence and its squalor, but deposits us home again with wondrous, renewed pride in our city's ability time-and-again to spawn change and diversity, and to make the most of adversity. I think it is fitting that it took an outsider, a kindly German photographer with a penchant for wild Beethoven-like hair, to present New York the way it is.