The title of this book is a phrase that Steve McCurry uses a lot when talking about his work - he is always trying to capture those 'unguarded moments' when people are at their most unselfconscious and natural. McCurry takes photographs all over the world, for National Geographic magazine and his own projects, so this book includes the places, colours and forms of Yemen, Mali, Niger, Chad, India, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), France and the former Yugoslavia, among others. "The Unguarded Moment" is the same size as South Southeast, but apart from the wider range of countries and continents covered, another key difference between the two titles is that all the images in this new book are landscape format. In "The Unguarded Moment", people go about their everyday business in extraordinary circumstances and settings, like the young tea vendor wading through the waist-deep monsoon waters in India, the fishermen casting their nets in the Niger river in Mali's Sahel Desert and the boy working in a candy factory in Kabul, Afghanistan. This book includes striking portraits of a Tuareg woman in Mali, an intense you ng gypsy boy in Marseille, France and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma. There are children paying close attention to their teachers in school rooms in Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, as well as five young monks happily playing with computer games at a monastery in India, just like any other boys their age would.
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'McCurry can make the hellish look heavenly - incredible photographs that change the way we look at our world - haunting and provocative images' The Sunday Times Magazine, June 2005 'these beautiful and often uplifting images, in finest documentary tradition, cross the boundaries of language and culture to capture the significant and the smaller stories of mankind.' Daily Telegraph, July 2005 'All the photographs selected for this edition are perfect compositions and the book is a must for anyone interested in appreciating the natural beauty of Asia and colour travel photography.' Tribune, September 2005
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Palmyra
Format:Hardcover
I admittedly came across McCurry's work in the volume of the by-now ubiquitous portraits, and picked this up purely because of the cover image which reminded me a Cartier-Bresson shot of a human figure running between bleached white walls of a village, so I thought: ah! let's see other subject matters by McCurry.
The album is .. poetry. Nice range of subject matters, from industrial landscapes to street scenes and details, and in that sense, too, it gives a good overview of his work.
Many images will haunt you in the nicest possible way, and those betray an amazing sensibility to the world around him, which I guess for such photography is an absolute must. As in the cover picture, one wonders how on Earth can he capture decisive, fleeting moments in such a perfectly composed and framed manner...
The album is .. poetry. Nice range of subject matters, from industrial landscapes to street scenes and details, and in that sense, too, it gives a good overview of his work.
Many images will haunt you in the nicest possible way, and those betray an amazing sensibility to the world around him, which I guess for such photography is an absolute must. As in the cover picture, one wonders how on Earth can he capture decisive, fleeting moments in such a perfectly composed and framed manner...
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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An incredible amount of atonishing pictures, by one of the most important photographers. Nice horizontal shape.
A real joy every time you open it.
A real joy every time you open it.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Marie Hirst
Format:Hardcover
This book is full of large, full page photos and very little text. Perfect for people who wish to concentrate on the subject matter and make up their own mind about what is being portrayed. I particularly like the fact that most people are going about their daily life and are unaware that the photo has been taken.
A book I can visit on many occasions and discover something new each time. I love it.
As regards the seller,I am very happy with the service given. The book arrived quickly and in perfect condition.
A book I can visit on many occasions and discover something new each time. I love it.
As regards the seller,I am very happy with the service given. The book arrived quickly and in perfect condition.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Rudi
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Moving insight into other cultures, mr McCurry does it like no other. The large format is excellent, one is tempted to take the book apart and frame each photo.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Plain and simple, I own several photography books from famous photographers, a nice collection of National Geographic magazines, and I've worked as a photographer myself (mostly doing agency books for amateur and intermediate models, nightlife/events photography, and a few weddings with a photographer friend) and this is the best photography book I own and I've ever seen.
If you visit Steve McCurry's website you'll see he has lots of pictures there and there's not a single one that is short of great, I honestly consider him the best photographer in the world (or at least in his style), and The Unguarded Moment is one of those books so good that I'd gladly pay twice or three times it's price because of the quality of the pictures.
I apologize if I sound like a fanboy, I'm certainly not that kind of person, but all I've said before is my honest opinion about this wonderful piece of art book.
If you like photography this is a must buy.
If you visit Steve McCurry's website you'll see he has lots of pictures there and there's not a single one that is short of great, I honestly consider him the best photographer in the world (or at least in his style), and The Unguarded Moment is one of those books so good that I'd gladly pay twice or three times it's price because of the quality of the pictures.
I apologize if I sound like a fanboy, I'm certainly not that kind of person, but all I've said before is my honest opinion about this wonderful piece of art book.
If you like photography this is a must buy.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Smartypants
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Amazing photos, not much to read so you can really enjoy each image and every one of them is breathtaking.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By S. Hastings
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I simply couldn't put this book down! Each photograph is beautifully reproduced to a perfect scale such that you can choose to either immerse yourself deep in the magic of each image, studying every detail in turn, or if you prefer pull back a little and take in the wonderfully crafted whole. I'm in awe at this guy's talent and this book shows it to the full. I'll be ordering the partner book South Southeast as soon as I've finished writing this review. A stunning exemplar for anyone interested in photography and a must for anyone simply curious about their fellow man.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By C. O'Neill
Format:Hardcover
This book is excellent. A great range of photographs covering a wide range of the photographer's collection in terms of theme and timeframe. Steve McCurry really is a master of controlling colour in his photograps. Where many photographers see their work change over the years, affected by film choice and reproduction/ printing methods, his is not. The colour, hue and tone of photographs from the 80's look the same as those taken only a few years ago. This allows a level of continuity over a period of time virtually unrivalled in colour photography.
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