New York Vertical, Horst Harmann
Review; Jake Robinson
Horst Harmann’s, New York vertical Communicates the aesthetic and feel of New York in an ambitious new way, Encapsulating The reader in a 6 x 12 Inch format, you see and perceive the city in a whole new way. The book contains 66 Monochrome Photographs that are entirely composed in a vertical format that really convey a different perceptual feel of the city. Each photograph is accompanied by a quote from people that know the city only too well, this is consistent throughout and compliments the photographs giving a greater dynamic to the feel and sense of what you are taking in in on each page that almost puts you in the photograph.
The use of one camera, one format and one film stock I feel was a good choice for this book I don’t think it would have flowed in such succession the way it did if had been shot differently. Upon reading the book You will truly appreciate the technical ability and time that has gone into this work and it will change your view on how these photograph have been composed and put together these are not just snapshots of New York on an expensive camera these are photographs that were strenuously though through over a five year period and composed to a standard otherwise impossible to achieve, giving you a recognizable iconic photo series of the city in a 90 degree perspective.
Horst Harmann’s, New York vertical Communicates the aesthetic and feel of New York in an ambitious new way, Encapsulating The reader in a 6 x 12 Inch format, you see and perceive the city in a whole new way. The book contains 66 Monochrome Photographs that are entirely composed in a vertical format that really convey a different perceptual feel of the city. Each photograph is accompanied by a quote from people that know the city only too well, this is consistent throughout and compliments the photographs giving a greater dynamic to the feel and sense of what you are taking in in on each page that almost puts you in the photograph.
The use of one camera, one format and one film stock I feel was a good choice for this book I don’t think it would have flowed in such succession the way it did if had been shot differently. Upon reading the book You will truly appreciate the technical ability and time that has gone into this work and it will change your view on how these photograph have been composed and put together these are not just snapshots of New York on an expensive camera these are photographs that were strenuously though through over a five year period and composed to a standard otherwise impossible to achieve, giving you a recognizable iconic photo series of the city in a 90 degree perspective.
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Book; Horst Harmann, Published by; TeNeues
Book Review; Jake Robinson
Book; Horst Harmann, Published by; TeNeues
Book Review; Jake Robinson
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