Perfect Likeness: Photography & Composition

Perfect Likeness: Photography & CompositionThis book considers a fascinating paradigm in contemporary photography, and the many ways it engages many of todays most important photographers. Serious photographers have long been suspicious of images that are too beautiful, too "photogenic," or too controlled. Recently, however, there has been a renewed interest in these questions, and in overtly composed images that go beyond simple representation. This volume collects compelling work by many

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Black athletes played in the Negro Leagues--on teams coached by Black managers

heart-wrenching discourses of crushing chronicle in his native Jamaica-one that tested his soul

arguing that it fulfils a specific religious need to do with identity and teleology

her conjuring and memories begin to betray her

minority representation and marginalization in democratic contexts

allowing her to savor moments spent around the table

It’s the kind of story that can make a reporter’s career

The varied experience of the Caribbean diaspora in Britain

This is a landmark work in urban anthropology and provides a comparative framework for studying political processes in African societies

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Holloran was working full time on the night shift and taking care of her three children