- Paperback
- Publisher: Teneues Calendars & Diaries; Engagement edition (5 Aug 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 3832705805
- ISBN-13: 978-3832705800
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 17.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,504,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This award-winning pictorial tribute to the world s most vertical city offers a unique introduction to New York s spectacular architecture. Using a vintage panoramic camera tilted ninety degrees, Hamann spent nearly five yerars painstakingly setting up shot after shot, often finding himself balancing precariously out a window ledge, patiently waiting for the perfect lighting conditions. His stark black and white compositions lend these photographs a dramatic, often dreamlike quality, and offer unique reinterpretations of the world s most recognizable cityscapes. The result is an original and astonishing array of images accompanied by quotations from some of the city s most ardent and well-known fans that capture New York s towering presence in a way no other photographer ever has.
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About the Author
Born in Germany, Horst Hamann has travelled and worked extensively in the United States, specifically in New York, where his enthusiasm and knowledge of the city has created a great demand for his work. The recipient of numerous awards, including the Kodak Photobook Award, he has travelled to more than sixty countries; for the past decade he has concentrated on panoramic photography.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I actualy bought this in New York on a recent trip, it was the only book I saw whilst there that captured NY city completely.
What makes it different from any other is that the photos are very artistic & un-tourist like, and some of the quotes are very
interesting, from all sorts of people. Even the shape & format is unusual.
An excellent book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I received this book as a gift,and have since purchased 5 copies for friends and family. The author over the course of 5 years explores the city of New York using a unique panoramic format and ends up with really unbelievable perspectives of New York and wonderful prints for a book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I don't want to spend long because I am online, but I received NYV this morning, and it is a fantastic book. Don't think twice about getting it. The quote are fab and the information about the photographer and his techniques is really cool.
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Amazing photographs of an even more amazing city
Horst Hamann has captured some amazing views of New York in this book. There are varying sizes of this book that I believe Amazon should stock as the smaller book does not do the... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2002 by Samantha Hill
Not the coffee table book I was looking for....
Since my trip to New York I have felt deeply attatched to this city and I have searched for the perfect coffee table book of Black and White photography to capture this place. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2002
This book really captures the magic of new york.
There is an unmistakable purety to black and white photography which this book delightfully demonstrates. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 1999 by ralphprescott@beeb.net
Unforgettable Memories
We got engaged in New York 3 years ago and wanted to have something to remember our trip by forever. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 1999
New York Vertical Rules!
I fell in love with New York many years ago and visited for the first time last summer. The photographer's capture of the architecture is outstanding, the accompanying quotes well... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 1999
New York at it's Most Elegant
As a photographer who also has captured images of NY in black and white, I can appreciate this most beautiful publication. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 1999
The best photoes and quotes..
If you appreciate clean black and white photography, and you love Manhattan, you must buy this. Not only are the photoes great, but so are the quotes. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 1998
New York Realistic
Horst Hamann spent around five years photographing New York City with a 6 3/4" X 2 1/4" panaramic camera and published the results in this oddly shaped book. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 1998
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