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Let's go for 'honesty ...' In this handsome celebration of the River Thames the writer and photographer are equal partners, each bringing a unique perception to the subject, but together they create an impressive portrait of the famous river. Waugh followed the river, mostly by bicycle it seems, from its trickling source in Gloucestershire to its broad merging with the North Sea. She talked to many people on the way, seeking out curious conjunctions and byways of chance and history. Stories of princes, adventures, artists and politicians are brought together by their connection with the Thames and the towns and palaces of its banks. The photographer must work with what can be seen at the present and although Waugh is happiest with the river's remoter reaches, the sun rising over calm and misty water, the evening light caressing ancient stonework, the desolation of esturial mudflats, his pictures are rarely less than magnificient and dramatic, presenting the old river in a new light even to those of us who know it well. Downsides are the omission of the sport, commerce and leisure aspects of the river and the omission of the Millennuium Dome site, and a slightly bland textual tone. (Kirkus UK)
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Through 80 photographs by the acclaimed Denis Waugh, this book traces the Thames from its source in the Gloucestershire countryside to the wide marshland skies of its estuary. Each photograph is accompanied by text exploring the river's past.
Let's go for 'honesty ...' In this handsome celebration of the River Thames the writer and photographer are equal partners, each bringing a unique perception to the subject, but together they create an impressive portrait of the famous river. Waugh followed the river, mostly by bicycle it seems, from its trickling source in Gloucestershire to its broad merging with the North Sea. She talked to many people on the way, seeking out curious conjunctions and byways of chance and history. Stories of princes, adventures, artists and politicians are brought together by their connection with the Thames and the towns and palaces of its banks. The photographer must work with what can be seen at the present and although Waugh is happiest with the river's remoter reaches, the sun rising over calm and misty water, the evening light caressing ancient stonework, the desolation of esturial mudflats, his pictures are rarely less than magnificient and dramatic, presenting the old river in a new light even to those of us who know it well. Downsides are the omission of the sport, commerce and leisure aspects of the river and the omission of the Millennuium Dome site, and a slightly bland textual tone. (Kirkus UK)
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Through 80 photographs by the acclaimed Denis Waugh, this book traces the Thames from its source in the Gloucestershire countryside to the wide marshland skies of its estuary. Each photograph is accompanied by text exploring the river's past.
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