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New York Vertical: Mega Format (Cult Cities of the World) [Hardcover]

Horst Hamann (Author)

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Hardcover: 168 pages
Publisher: teNeues Publishing (UK) Ltd (1 Oct 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 3823821199
ISBN-13: 978-3823821199
Product Dimensions: 48.8 x 23 x 2.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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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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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic pictures, interesting quotes, 30 Nov 2001

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This review is from: New York Vertical (New York Vertical Collection) (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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great photography works., 28 Jan 1999

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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.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not the coffee table book I was looking for...., 2 Feb 2002

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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.

I thought I had found it here, the pictures are wonderful - but the size is not! The book is tiny! Maybe Amazon should mention the book dimensions - particularly for photography books.

Lovely pictures, but you need a microscope. I'd gladly pay for a larger version but this is the only one, so I sent it back.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 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

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5.0 out of 5 stars New York Vertical Rules!
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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

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