Retrographic: History's Most Exciting Images Transformed into Living Colour - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1908211504 ISBN 13: 9781908211507

Publisher: Carpet Bombing Culture, 2017

Synopsis

The past has never looked so alive as presented on the jaw-droppingly handsome pages of Retrographic, a ground-breaking book hailed in the media as a revolutionary new way to access the past. By gathering an exclusive collection of 120 of the world's most important images from photographic grandmasters such as Dorothea Lange and Alfred Eisenstaedt, as-well-as Pulitzer Prize winners Malcolm Brown and Nick Ut - this is a book which truly celebrates our shared visual heritage.
Through accepting Retrographic into its prestigious research collection, London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has recognised the book's importance. Alongside rarer images, Retrographic transforms these world-famous classics from the black and white of the past, and allows these visual time-capsules to explode into the living colour of the 21st century.
The skilfully colourised photographs provided by Retrographic's talented team of international contributors are displayed alongside a fact-packed narrative from digital journalist Michael D. Carroll.

About this title

Review:

"American history has never looked brighter as colorized images of historical moments and people are featured in Michael D. Carroll's new book, Retrographic: History's most exciting images transformed into living color." ----Daily Mail Online

"A BREATHTAKING collection of photographs from the past two centuries has been expertly coloured bringing a new perspective to famous events." ----Daily Star Online

"The end result from a team who is passionate about their craft, and connected to their work, is an endearing project that excels at connecting the past and the present through the act of colorization." F-Stoppers

"It's difficult to imagine some of the key points in history in full colour. Unless you were there to live through them, it may seem that key events all happened in black and white. Was life in colour before the mid 20th century? Of course, it was, and a new photography book has been released to help bring these images to a new audience in stunning and enlightening colour." ----EPhotoZine

About the Author:

Author Michael D. Carroll is the founder and photographic director of bespoke photo-agency Media Drum World. He lives in Birmingham, UK with his wife and daughter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carpet Bombing Culture
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1908211504
• ISBN 13: 9781908211507
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Michael D. Carroll