New book by National Geographic photographer Paul Chesley. This memoir of an artist's life will highlight the best images of his career, from a geisha on a phone in a limousine, to the chromatic lifestyles of Havana, the forbidding ranks of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the faces of post-war Vietnam, and countless other countries he visited. From Bhutan to Bali, from China to the Ukraine, from Micronesia to Cuba, Paul Chesley has photographed not only the romance of illusions but "the magic of reality in thousands ...
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New book by National Geographic photographer Paul Chesley. This memoir of an artist's life will highlight the best images of his career, from a geisha on a phone in a limousine, to the chromatic lifestyles of Havana, the forbidding ranks of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the faces of post-war Vietnam, and countless other countries he visited. From Bhutan to Bali, from China to the Ukraine, from Micronesia to Cuba, Paul Chesley has photographed not only the romance of illusions but "the magic of reality in thousands of instants," as said by Joseph Conrad. This memoir of an artist's life will highlight the best images of his career from a geisha on a phone in a limousine, to the chromatic lifestyles of Havana, the forbidding ranks of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the faces of post-war Vietnam and the volcanic island of Iceland plus countless other countries in the past four decades. Chesley often focuses on the mercurial aspects of cultures in transition. He is drawn to those places where life seems to be on hold for just a fraction of time between the past and the future. His goal has always been the fleeting moments of the present before it is swept away in the never ending tide of history. While this book takes us to a score of faraway places, it is not attempting to be an ethnographic record. The accompanying, informal essays and the Introduction by Keith Lorenz intend to furnish a personal vision of history and place. These perspectives do not encourage facts to overwhelm the narrative. The aim of photos and text is to provide a mood, not an explanation. REVIEWS: "The images in this beautiful book seem to almost shimmer on the ages - vibrant, arresting, exotic, each one is a reminder of the extraordinary photographic talent of Paul Chesley." Maura Mulvihill, Senior Vice President, National Geographic Society
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Near fine in near fine jacket. Illustrated. 272 pages. Large 4to. Pictorial boards, dust wrapper. First edition. Novato, CA: Goff Books, (2013). Very slightly bumped at edges, still a near fine copy in a near fine wrapper.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 13x10x1; Goff Books, 2013; no additional printings indicated; signed by Paul Chesley on title page, no further inscription. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to edges of pictorial boards; photos and text also very good. Minor wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Not available for domestic priority/expedited shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
