- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.; illustrated edition edition (5 Nov 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0393325156
- ISBN-13: 978-0393325157
- Product Dimensions: 20.7 x 21.1 x 1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,018,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Hip-Hop Hares brings more of what was loved in The Polar Bear Waltz. It's another quirky, eye-popping collection that celebrates the blunders and bizarre coincidences of outdoor life - the comic circumstances of relatively tame mammals (us) spending time close to wild animals. Each of these seventy-one shots will wow you and make you chuckle, if you don't laugh out loud. It's a rare chance to look into the wide world outside and laugh at both ourselves and that infinitely wondrous, entertaining, three-ring circus we call the universe.
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High-Five!, 13 Sep 2007
By H. Grove "owling6683" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hip-Hop Hares: And Other Moments of Epic Silliness (Paperback)
Some of these photographs are hilarious. For example, there's the titular photo of two hares apparently high-fiving each other in the snow. A black-and-white photo informs us that the exit to "Boring" can be found one mile down the road. A confused eagle stares down at a wooden woodpecker, and another predatory bird is about to make off with a poor, defenseless stuffed bunny toy. Many of the more entertaining photos just have to be seen to be believed; these are the kind of moments I imagine many photographers live to capture.Other photos are quite magical in nature. Some trick of perspective (or just a bit of luck in catching someone at exactly the right moment) shows a person apparently in arms-spread flight. A car in a wildlife preserve is surrounded by relaxed lions. A man in Nevada appears to stand on the moon while one in California apparently jumps over it.
Sometimes you need to look carefully to catch the daredevils at work, because they aren't always found in expected places. The first time I looked at one photograph I missed the bicyclist riding vertically along the wall. Of course, there's the woman doing a flip out of a white water raft in the middle of the rapids. You might almost imagine it was deliberate, if not for the other bits of detritus flying out with her (hope someone managed to retrieve that wallet!).
This is a delightful book. Every other page you'll find yourself turning to a friend or family member and urging them to look at a new and illuminating image. From the wacky to the wondrous, there's something in here for everyone. Not only do these photos show us the moments we might never be lucky enough to see ourselves, but they also remind us to look at the world around us in new ways. After all, many of the mysteries in these photos are a product of the photographer's perspective, and that's incredibly inspirational.
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Great photography book..., 9 Jan 2007
By Steven Mckay "stmckay" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hip-Hop Hares: And Other Moments of Epic Silliness (Paperback)
This is a great photography book for the whole family. I originally bought this for myself, since I always enjoyed these photos at the back of the magazine, but it turns out that my two girls, ages 2 and 5 both love it as well. Fun reading, discussion of what's really going on in the pictures, and great wildlife pictures.
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