I want to share with people who might read this how much I like Tom Carter's new photography book "China: A Portrait of a Man." I ordered this book because I recently came back from China and could not get the lifestyle I had just experienced. When I first received this book from Amazon, I thought it was a very unique size for a photo book, but once I started looking at it, I really liked the small size in my hand; it It is easy for you to sit on the sofa and hold a book.
Carter's 640-page book is divided into 33 chapters, one for each province. Each chapter is his difficult memories of going to various regions and the Chinese plot [see "I, Shen Meimei, "134 pages" is allowed for myself]. Speaking, as well as fragments of poetry and other Chinese related materials, some gritty, some even grotesque.
In a country as big as China, there is a lot to see, and Tom Carter offers a lot of images and opinions - a country is at the cutting edge of a radical revolution: a great country that still believes communism and embraces at the same time The way of capitalism. These photos also provide historical artifacts, as modernization will make thousands of years of history a reality.
Favorite picture? It's hard to choose because there are so many. This photo shows the journey beginning in Beijing ["the center of the world center, ' as a test of Tom Carter"], and finally more than 600 pages in the middle of Tibet ["the ubiquitous, ubiquitous center"]. [The image in the last part - Tibet - is the most striking and beautiful part of the emotions in this book.]
In Carter's book, I want to go back to the places I visit. The most important ones are the Macao influenced by Tibet and Portugal, and of course Beijing ["Chaoyang"]. Then: remote Heilongjiang ["Harbin"], Inner Mongolia [this is one of the most beautiful parts of the book], coastal Shandong [the birthplace of Confucius], Jiangsu [with the sadness and bloody history of Japanese invasion], Fujian, Guangdong ["Large "Pu"], of course, Hong Kong [because of its city, multicultural diversity], Guangxi ["middle"], Guizhou ["Zengcheng"], Anhui ["Mukeng Zhuhai", "Chuhai of the Crouching Tiger"] The dragon was shot, Hunan ["Zhangjiajie" and "Phoenix"], Henan ["Songshan" for its 800-year-old Shaolin Temple and its ancient and kungfu association], Shaabxu ["Xi' an" for Bingmayong ["Lijiang" ], Gansu ["Hexi" and "Langmu Temple" are Tibetan but almost Peruvian culture], Sichuan ["Jiuzhaigou" and "Emeishan"]
China is an unavoidable country in the 21st century. It is no longer just a topic of seeking adventure travelers or businessmen and diplomats. Even if you have never been to China or know little about it, it will affect your life in large and small ways. It will definitely only do more in the next few years. Here is Carter's China: A portrait of a person is a good place to start peeking behind silk curtains in this fascinating country. Unlike a dry diplomat, this book has the added benefit of teaching you about China while offering a feast for its rich visual wonders.
Orignal From: Photographic Review: "China: A Portrait of a Man" is the best in ten years
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