- Hardcover: 120 pages
- Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing; First Edition edition (5 April 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1899235973
- ISBN-13: 978-1899235971
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.5 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,001,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Writing in the Sand is a photographic study of the beaches and beach towns of Northern England by Finnish-born photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, whose work has attracted considerable renown. The New Statesman has described her photographs as "master pieces of representation -- political as well as photographic", while New Society has said of her: "Here is a sensibility, a wisdom of the eye and the heart that makes this collection unforgettable". Konttinen holds the singular distinction of having had her work toured in 1985 in China by the British Council as the first British photographic exhibition there since the Cultural Revolution. A documentary film about the making of Writing in the Sand has also been released to much acclaim as well: which the London Times calls "Poetic, uproarious, and thunderously nostalgic".
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excellent - photographs celebrate the people and beaches,
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This review is from: Writing in the Sand (Hardcover)
The book , and the film by 'Amber Films' on the life, people, and landscape of the beaches of North East England. is excellent in quality, insight, and feeling. A treat to view.
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Quirky Beach,
By B. Iversen "agurk" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Writing in the Sand (Hardcover)
Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen has photographed beaches in England over the course of many years. The result is this book, called "Writing in the sand".
Konttinen has obviously spent a lot of time strolling the beaches looking for shots, and she has a wonderfully quirky and warm way of portraying the beachgoers and sometimes whatever they leave behind. I had not heard of this book, nor its author until a colleague recommended it (I am a photojournalist), but I am very glad that I took him up on his word and bought this book unseen. To me, Konttinens work is reminiscent of Erwitt, and Cartier-Bresson in his early days, which just so happens to be my favorite photographers. She portrays witty and funny scenes without riduculing - never too close so that it becomes speculative. We get the feeling of strolling around the beach and witnessing the situations just like Konttinen did. The only reason I am not giving this book five stars is that the editing is not as tight as I would like it. A few places in the book she has included medium-format pictures of the beach, sand and seakelp etc. The rest of the book is shot with a regular 35mm camera. The medium format work is in my opinion not good enough as fine-art work, and serves only to distract from the scenes elsewhere in the book as they break up the narrative style. I would much rather have seen more pictures of beach scenes, or a whole book just with fine-art work. Either way, this book is a worthwile investment, and sure to be quite sought after once its out of print. |
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