Luc Sante

Five Masters of Photography A selection of books on five masters of photography.Walker Evans by Luc Sante, W Eugene Smith by Charles Bowden, André Kertész by Noël Bourcier, Josef Sudek by Ian Jeffry, Nadar by James H Rubin A new collection of pocket-sized photography books representing fabulous value Five books for the price of three, presented in a specially designed slipcase Including Walker Evans, distinguished by his masterful portrayal of American Life in the 1930s; W Eugene Smith, the master photo-essayist; André Kertész, world leader of early 20th-century avant-garde photography; Josef Sudek, creator of magical still lives and landscapes; Nadar, the unparalleled 19th-century portraitist; A unique selection of books on five of the best masters of photography of all time

Walker Evans (1903–75) is now considered perhaps the finest documentary photographer ever and his images have had considerable influence on other artists, and not only in the field of photography. He is well known for his 1930s work for the Farm Security Administration, documenting the effect of the Great Depression on a section of the rural population. He also took many photographs of shopfronts, billboards and the seemingly inconsequential details of urban life.

Can you imagine Groucho Marx without a cigar? Do you remember that a few years ago smoking was allowed in airplanes? Can you tell when New York stopped smoking? In the not so distant past, posing seductively with a cigarette was de rigueur for Hollywood types. How many More...celebrities today dare to even hold one? No Smoking is a tribute to the 20th century, a century that created, promoted and glorified the cigarette and then suddenly declared war on it.

Luc Sante era un proyecto de escritor en los años del underground neoyorquino, cuando Nueva York no era más que una interminable hilera de edificios descascarillados, un refugio de outsiders y el escenario de una vida artística y nocturna en la que todo parecía posible.

París es la ciudad de la gastronomía delicada, de la alta costura y del alarde intelectual. Pero a la sombre de estos grandes hitos latía una ciudad fascinante: la de los pobres, los excluidos, los criminales, los inconformistas. En El populacho de París, Luc Sante repite la fascinante fórmula de Bajos fondos y nos ofrece un recorrido por esta segunda ciudad, que se lee en las piedras, en los ladrillos y en las leyendas de una ciudad arrasada, como pocas otras, por el desmemoriado progreso. Apoyándose en el testiomio de literatos desde Balzac a Víctor Hugo, pero también en el de truhanes, situacionistas y diletantes de todo pelaje, Luc Sante nos ofrece una profunda reflexión de las dinámicas urbanas y de clases.

Este libro no trata sobre la historia canónica de Nueva York. No hay inmigrantes pobres que dan la vuelta a su fortuna, ni filántropos dadivosos inaugurando hospitales, ni bardos que glorifiquen s