A World Away (Hardcover)

~ Larry Snider (Author)

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Product Description

A photography book of portraits done over a 10 year period on trips through China, Tibet, Bhutan and Ladakh. There is an introduction to the book by Sylvia Wolf, the Sandra Gilman Curator of Photography at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

About the Author

Larry Snider is an attorney with a passion for photography who has been traveling over a 10 year period through China, Tibet, Bhutan and Ladkah taking portraits in remote areas attempting to capture cultures which will soon disappear. Larry’s photography has been exhibited extensively. He recently had a exhibit at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art and his work is included in the collections of over 15 museums including The Art Institute of Chicago, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Photography and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Pegasus Publishing Company; 1ST edition (May 15, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0970938802
• ISBN-13: 978-0970938800
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,411,163 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Portraits, August 21, 2001

By	Paula Tironi (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

For anyone who loves the art of photography and portraiture, adventure travel, or remote and ancient cultures, this book is a treasure. It contains haunting, sublime portraits of people of China, Tibet, Bhutan, and Ladakh: laughing children, wise elders, rakish young men, monks, families, laborers, and women, old and young, at work or dressed in ceremonial finery. The portraits were not taken in a studio, and the architecture of their settings -- monasteries, villages, shops, and streets -- are as intriguing as the subjects themselves.

The poignancy and beauty of these portraits lies not only in their technical and artistic excellence, but also in their deft blending of contrasts: the exotic and the familiar, the ancient and the modern, the distinctly Asian, and the rare Western or perhaps global artifacts of our modern culture.

A World Away merits one's attention again and again, as the portraits yield evocative details and depth of meaning with each viewing. This collection is a compassionate and eloquent account of the people encountered during the artist's Asian travels. It would make an elegant gift, and, since the book's impact is visual rather than verbal, the recipient need not speak English to enjoy it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sensitive Photography, October 15, 2001

By	C. J. Malkin (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

Larry Snider's book is filled with beautiful, sensitive photographs. I have seen Snider's works before, and it is a great pleasure to be able to "visit" them as often as I like by simply owning this volume.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars West looks East, August 2, 2001

By	David Barenholtz "apexart" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

A thoughtfully engaging and beautifully produced monograph which details the artist's travels thoughout Asia. It is no wonder the artist's work is in so many musuems and has been the subject of numerous exhibits.