Street Life in London (Paperback)
John Thomson
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Add to basketSold by AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
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Condition: New
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Add to basketPaperback. Regarded as one of the most significant and far-reaching photobooks in the history of the medium, Street Life in London - first published in 1877 - is a ground-breaking work of social documentation which brought together for the first time images, analysis and the spoken word to provide a new kind of proximity to the conditions of poverty. This new edition presents these exceptional images in their original rich tones and remarkable detail, together with the full original text and a new historical introduction.When, in the 1870s, Street Life in London's authors, photographer John Thomson and journalist Adolphe Smith, set out to profile the people who worked and lived on the city's streets, they did not expect their project to last only a year. Both wanted to revolutionise the representation of poverty, each in his own way, and in many of their images and texts they succeeded - a quality which makes their book thrillingly innovative to today's readers, but which left Victorian viewers baffled. Regarded as one of the most significant and far-reaching photobooks in the history of the medium, Street Life in London - first published in 1877 - is a ground-breaking work of social documentation which brought together for the first time images, analysis and the spoken word to provide a new kind of proximity to the conditions of poverty. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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With this new edition, we aim to introduce contemporary readers, photographers and researchers to the book's enduring power, passion and call for change.
Created in 1877–78 by photographer John Thomson and radical journalist Adolphe Smith, Street Life in London was originally published in monthly parts, offering a first-hand and detailed account of urban poverty. Though a commercial failure, ceasing publication after just twelve issues, its striking blend of text and image - along with its progressive social vision - helped shape the foundations of socially conscious photography. Some even argue it marked the birth of street photography as a tool for education, reportage and social justice.
This newly designed and typeset edition restores the full original text and presents John Thomson's remarkable deep-toned images - described as "among the most perfect photographic reproductions ever made" - at their original size, printed on premium paper.
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