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Horses: Photographs [Hardcover]

Michael Eastman (Author)
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More than a hundred extraordinary portraits—lush, rich, textured, sculptural—that reveal the spirit and nobility of the horse. Portraits of horses gazing at the camera, standing in the golden light, stamping away flies, galloping, bucking, rolling in the dust.

They are the work of Michael Eastman, a self-taught photographer influenced by Edward Weston, Walker Evans, and Henry Moore, who spent thirty years capturing the essential nature of subjects that range from Cuban life to landscapes to architecture in many places. Now he turns his refined eye to the magnificent horse.
Eastman has caught the animal’s complexity and power, fear and courage, goodness, masculinity, femininity, uniqueness.

“All animals are wonderful,” says Eastman, “but horses are truly mythic.”

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More than a hundred extraordinary portraits?lush, rich, textured, sculptural?that reveal the spirit and nobility of the horse. Portraits of horses gazing at the camera, standing in the golden light, stamping away flies, galloping, bucking, rolling in the dust.

They are the work of Michael Eastman, a self-taught photographer influenced by Edward Weston, Walker Evans, and Henry Moore, who spent thirty years capturing the essential nature of subjects that range from Cuban life to landscapes to architecture in many places. Now he turns his refined eye to the magnificent horse.
Eastman has caught the animal?s complexity and power, fear and courage, goodness, masculinity, femininity, uniqueness.

?All animals are wonderful,? says Eastman, ?but horses are truly mythic.?

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 168 pages
  • Publisher: Knopf; 1 edition (October 7, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0375414681
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375414688
  • Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 10.7 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #67,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
    #38 in  Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Collections, Catalogues & Exhibitions
    #34 in  Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Nature & Wildlife

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely STUNNING!!!!!!!! A MUST have!!!!, October 24, 2003
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I've been in designing books (mostly pictoral) for over 12 years. I can safely say this is an absolutely incredible book!!! It's worth the $45 sticker price but a can't pass up at the Amazon price. The 4 color b/w photography shows detail that is very, very rare to be able to see in photographs. Perfect jobs were done on tones, contrast, and not to mention the talented artistry of Eastman. I saw photos in here of angles and positions I've never seen printed before and this book has provided me with over half a dozen inspirations for sculptures. I can't possibly recommend this book enough! For those of us that do equine art, you can't be without this beautiful reference. I'll never part with it.
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60 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointingly stylized rather than real, January 30, 2004
By H. Cunningham (Boise, ID United States) - See all my reviews
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I had high hopes for this book, especially after seeing the other Amazon reviews. I was very disappointed, however, because many of the photos appear to be touched up or otherwise stylized somehow. There are many very blurry images and various double or multiple exposure shots. If all the photos were like the one on the cover - simple, real, excellent photos of horses - the book would be worth the money. However, only about 1/4 of the photos are that way. This seemed to me to be more like a rich person's coffee table book than a true horse lover's book - for those who like "artistic" renderings rather than the real thing.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow. I mean, wow. Really, wow. No, wow., October 17, 2003
By Paul G. Macfarlane (Aspen, Colorado, USA, Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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Really, Michael has that gift of seeing what others don't see and capturing it in the lens. What you'll see in these images if you're open enough, is pure love. The love Michael has, obviously, for these creatures, wild, free and noble. But also you'll see these animal's love for life itself in their expressions and the briefly-captured energy of their movements. Each page suitable for framing, each page dares you to stroke it and imagine the sweat of the hides and smell the unmistakable odor of a living horse. In fact, most of the images are so beautiful, you could crop out the horses and still have raw beauty.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
I've been looking for a equine coffee table book with amazing photography. As an equestrian myself I know when I see amazing photos and this was not it for me. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Susan McClafferty

2.0 out of 5 stars If you want "art:"
Most of the photos are, I assume, purposely out of focus in an attempt to show motion. But if this was his goal I feel Eastman failed terribly. Read more
Published 9 months ago by P. mullinnex

4.0 out of 5 stars Horses: Photographs
This book has great photos of horses running, sitting, rolling & fighting. The description was not very clear about the fact that the photos are black & white and also brown &... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Crazy Horse

4.0 out of 5 stars BREATHTAKING & HONEST, A TREAT FOR THE EYES & THE HEART
I HAVE PURCHASED SEVERAL EQUINE "COFFEE TABLE" PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS OVER THE YEARS. SO FAR, OUT OF ALL THE VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHY ARTISTS, I HAVE THREE ABSOLUTE FAVORITES. Read more
Published 21 months ago by SASHA CARPENTER

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice . . . if you're into digitally manipulated photography
I have to say, this book was interesting to look at, but not what I was expecting for equine photography. Read more
Published on July 23, 2008 by Sense of Freedom

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book!
Words cannot do justice for the photos in this book. Michael Eastman is without a doubt divinely inspired. The photos are emotional, touch the heart, and are genuine artwork. Read more
Published on May 9, 2007 by S. Desany

3.0 out of 5 stars Photoshop Overkill
There is no doubt that Michael Easton is a talented photographer, so his over-manipulation of some of the images in the book was disappointing. Read more
Published on August 27, 2006 by Joanne M. Friedman

4.0 out of 5 stars Equus
The Horse has for centuries represented power, whether as the bearer of gods and heroes or flying a la Pegasus through the constellations of myth and night skies. Read more
Published on March 15, 2006 by Grady Harp

4.0 out of 5 stars For true horse lovers
A little bit over romantic for my liking, but beautiful photos non the less.
Published on October 5, 2005 by Sarah E. Burns

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Photograhs of horses
Horses:Photographs sounds like a cool book! I wish I can get it but the price is to high for me. I mean my mom will probadly buy it but I have other stuff in mind I might but it... Read more
Published on January 4, 2005

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