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Perspectives on place: theory and practice in landscape photography (Bloomsbury, 2015)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Perspectives on Place<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/i>by J.A.P Alexander is a new book exploring the history of landscape photography and looks critically at how contemporary photographers continue to find new and innovative ways of engaging with the landscape and their surroundings. It looks at the visual approaches that have been adopted by photographers and artists to facilitate the communication of ideas and themes, as well as more abstract concepts. Practical issues, such as effective composition and managing challenging lighting conditions are also discussed.<\/div>\n
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Alexander references We English<\/em> in the chapter Landscape and Power – Inspiring Nationhood. He writes:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“Simon Roberts\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s major project We English<\/em> is a survey of the contemporary English landscape and picks out peculiarities and eccentricities, as well as more commonplace activities of its inhabitants. While the project is likely to be immediately accessible to British audiences, there is a danger this kind of project might leave foreign audiences at loss as to how to interpret the subject matter or even how to confine a nation to conformed stereotypes.<\/p>\n

Roberts\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work has been compared to Martin Parr\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Think of England<\/em> (2001), which isolates English stereotypes more explicitly. Roberts\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s photographs are, of course, created and read in a landscape paradigm. The photographer looks specifically at the diversity of English leisure activities in relation to the landscape, ranging from the bizarre \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the annual Mad Maldon Mud Race in Essex \u00e2\u20ac\u201c to the intimate \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Roberts\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s photograph of the South Downs in Sussex shows what we assume is a young couple relaxing in a field, a curious echo of the pastoral motif of young villagers courting. As well as the presentation of clich\u00c3\u00a9s, such as the couple picnicking barely a few meters away from their car in the Yorkshire Dales, Roberts challenges stereotypes about the English landscape.”<\/p>\n

Published: 29-01-2015<\/div>\n
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Format: Paperback <\/span><\/div>\n
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Edition: 1st<\/div>\n
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Page Count: 192<\/div>\n
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ISBN: 9781472533890<\/div>\n
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Imprint: Fairchild Books<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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