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Summary: Poor man's South Southeast
Review: ...If you can afford a copy of South Southeast, and are interested in seeing uncropped, tightly edited shots that comprise his personal favorites, this is not the book for you. Pony up the extra cash and buy the big book.If, on the other hand, you are a fan of McCurry's or simply a photographer looking for a source of inspiration in environmental portraiture, I don't think you can beat this book for value. The best shots are among the most moving in print. The worst are still serviceable. For the asking price, this collection is a tremendously good deal.
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Summary: For McCurry, Photography & Travel Enthusiasts
Review: A thick book of the pictures taken by the prolific Steve McCurry. The title is "portraits" so the theme will be more often than not of people's faces. Their expressions, their feelings at the moment of the shot, their life, where they are, and where they've been. Many of these photographs are striking, and if you like to travel you can do the same as McCurry does here. I would have liked a small caption about some of the people that were in this collection. Who are they? What is their story? Obviously it isn't always possible or necessary to collect the facts and tid-bits about subjects, but at times it would have added something to the colorful photos of these folks. Those who've followed McCurry and love photography likely have high expectations, and may feel that they should get more from "portraits." With "Portraits" and its' beautiful photos of these residents of the world (primarily Asia), you can enjoy and respect McCurry's work. One postscipt, is that one of his most renown pictures, of the girl on the cover, (she) was found and interviewed over twenty years later.
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Summary: For McCurry, Photography & Travel Enthusiasts
Review: A thick book of the pictures taken by the prolific Steve McCurry. The title is "portraits" so the theme will be more often than not of people's faces. Their expressions, their feelings at the moment of the shot, their life, where they are, and where they've been. Many of these photographs are striking, and if you like to travel you can do the same as McCurry does here. I would have liked a small caption about some of the people that were in this collection. Who are they? What is their story? Obviously it isn't always possible or necessary to collect the facts and tid-bits about subjects, but at times it would have added something to the colorful photos of these folks. Those who've followed McCurry and love photography likely have high expectations, and may feel that they should get more from "portraits." With "Portraits" and its' beautiful photos of these residents of the world (primarily Asia), you can enjoy and respect McCurry's work. One postscipt, is that one of his most renown pictures, of the girl on the cover, (she) was found and interviewed over twenty years later.
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Summary: Outstanding! Nothing short of amazing. McCurry at his best
Review: As a photojournalist working both for National Geographic and as an independent with Magnum, McCurry is at the absolute top of his game. If you are going to buy one book of photographs this year, this is the book. It will make you think. It will make you cry. It will make you glad to be alive.
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Summary: best quality book
Review: best quality book, that's all :)
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Summary: Little selective and poorly presented
Review: Cheap paperback (sorry, merely two cardboard pieces glued to the covers do not make it a proper hardback!) featuring: loads of photographs piled up without any pattern or concern for quality or integrity, with finest shots confused with many banal, mediocre, or even technically defective ones, and horizontal originals (see National Geographic) shamelessly amputated to fit an only vertical framing throughout the book!; pretty small size, and printing quality which does not compare at all with NG; and no background given for any of these more 'fine-art' documentary pictures than real standalone portraits, which detracts from their interest. In all honesty, I just wonder how even wholehearted Steve McCurry worshippers could rate five stars such a botched display, as it hardly does any justice to his best achievements. Moderate price tag, yes, but a cheap buy does not necessarily translate into a good buy, and I would be happy to pay more for half the photographs, at least twice as big, properly printed and bound.
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Summary: powerful and necessary
Review: Each page in this book is a window into the heart of humanity. McCurry's medium is spiritual intimacy, and through the camera between his gaze and his subject, we are allowed to glimpse the universal.
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Summary: Captured Expressions
Review: I absolutely love this book. Yes, it is just pictures of faces, but it's certainly not boring. Since we look at faces everyday, and react to the expressions on them, it makes sense that these photos attract our attention. The emotions that McCurry captures are very well expressed and they give you an idea of how people around the world really feel. Most importantly, you can tell they are true emotions and not just posed pictures.
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Summary: Captured Expressions
Review: I absolutely love this book. Yes, it is just pictures of faces, but it's certainly not boring. Since we look at faces everyday, and react to the expressions on them, it makes sense that these photos attract our attention. The emotions that McCurry captures are very well expressed and they give you an idea of how people around the world really feel. Most importantly, you can tell they are true emotions and not just posed pictures.
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Summary: Portraits Of Faces...Only
Review: I brought this book hoping for a variety of photographs depicting many environments, cultures etc. Unfortunately, this book did not meet my expectations. This is because this book contains only portraits of faces. Yes, the ENTIRE book contains only pictures of faces and nothing else. This makes photography seem so dull & static. On a brighter side, the pictures shows faces of quite a number of different expressions. Most importantly, the photographs of the people come from a variety of countries, mainly Asian ones. This is clever of Steve McCurry because Asia is a diverse continent. About five pictures are taken in the USA and a few from Europe, the rest are all taken in Asia. None are from Afica, South America or Australia. Ultimately, I feel that if this is to be a 'pictures of faces' book, the pictures of faces should be taken from all parts of the world. In conclusion, this book is not for those looking for pictures of landscapes, wildlife, cultures etc. It is just a book of portraits of faces...only!
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