Venezia: David Hamilton [Hardcover]

David Hamilton (Photographer)

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Publication Date: January 10, 2003

Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Cult photographer David Hamilton takes a characteristically romantic view of the lagoon city and reveals a quite different side to his artistic creativity. Music CDs: Classical music highlights Venice's various aspects with works by composers from Antonio Vivaldi, performed by Thomas Zehetmair, to romantic composers such as Gustav Mahler, conducted by Kurt Masur and others. In addition, the Venetian ensemble Orchestra Di Gran Caffe Quadri can be heard live in authentic surroundings.

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About the Author

David Hamilton was born in London in 1933 and lives near St. Tropez, France. After his study of architecture and design he turned to typography and layout. While he was an art director of the English magazine Queen, he bought his first camera. Later settling in Paris as art director of Printemps he began devoting himself exclusively to photography. He has worked for the best international magazines, and his work has been shown all over the world including leading centers of art culture in New, Tokyo, London, Hamburg, Milan, and Paris. He pioneered the "soft focus," style which has been imitated so often and is even known as "the Hamilton look."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 104 pages
• Publisher: EarBOOKS (January 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3937406093
• ISBN-13: 978-3937406091
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 11.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,108,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not the right subject for Hamilton's style, July 6, 2009

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I'm a bit of a fan of David Hamilton and own several of his photo books. I'm not sure that this beautiful city is well served by his romantic style. Venezia is a collection of landscapes, some broad vistas, and blurring and muting the colors of these images does not do them justice. It doesn't create a mood; it just hides the view. These are scenes that require sharp focus and intense color to capture such things as daylight on the Mediterranean. I'm disappointed.