Dec

07

Andrew Zuckerman: Portrait Photographer

Photographer Profiles

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At only 33, Andrew Zuckerman has already published 3 books, made 2 films, and interviewed some of the most prominent figures of our times, including Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Not a bad start to a photography career. I must admit, with his talent and achievements, I was expecting to read that Zuckerman was 50 years old with 20-25 years of photography behind him. I am in complete admiration of his work and can’t wait to see what the next book has in store. I am happy to see a photography book of that quality out there. It goes to show that there is still space for good creative work in photography that’s not necessarily controversial.

À seulement 33 ans, Andrew Zuckerman a déjà publié 3 livres, produit 2 films, et a même interviewé plusieurs personnes d’influence de notre monde, incluant Nelson Mandela et l’Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Pas si mal pour un début en photographie! Je dois avouer qu’avec son talent et ses ouvrages, je m’attendais à apprendre qu’Andrew avait au moins 50 ans avec 20-25 années de carrière en photographie! J’admire grandement son travail et j’ai très hâte de voir le prochain livre qu’il sortira. Je suis bien content de voir un livre de photographie de cette qualité en magazin. Ça prouve qu’il y a encore de la place pour du travail créatif qui n’est pas necéssairement controversé.

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The first book that actually peeked my curiosity was Wisdom, a book about some of the world’s most important elders and their piece of wisdom about life. But, the book that really captured my attention and made me want to learn more about him was Birds, a book which contains some of the best bird portraiture you will ever see in your life. It actually boggles my mind how he did it. The pictures are so crisp and clean, it’s simply unbelievable. See for yourself in some of the photos posted below.

Le premier livre qui a piqué ma curiosité s’intitule Wisdom: un livre de portrait sur des gens importants de notre monde accompagnés de leurs mots de sagesse sur la vie. Très fascinant et beau à regarder. Par contre, le livre qui m’a vraiment donné envie d’en connaître plus sur ce photographe est Birds: une collection de photo d’oiseaux, certains plus rare que d’autre, mais tous de très haute qualité et en très grand format. Probablement les plus belles photos d’oiseaux que vous allez voir de votre vie! En fait, je me demande même comment il s’en est prit pour pouvoir prendre certaines de ses photos là! Voyez de vous-même les quelques photos que j’ai mis au bas de l’article.

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Feb

27

Microserfs [9.2 out of 10]

Literature

Author: Douglas Coupland
Year: 1995
Number of Pages: 371 pages

Microserfs - Book Cover I must admit that this book made me realize how much of a nerd, sorry, geek I truly am. The whole time I was reading about their jokes, their stories and how they felt about some subjects, I kept telling myself: “I AM such a geek!”. I could so relate to them, especially through the way they were thinking about life and some of the meaningless things we do. Douglas Coupland did an amazing job at bringing the characters and the stories to life, and making us want to know more about them. In an nutshell, it begins by the story of a group of Microsoft employees who live in microsoft group house in Redmond, and how their lives are all defined by the work at Microsoft. I couldn’t have read this book at a better time having just visited the Microsoft campus for interviews last fall (November 2006). I could still see the buildings, the people, the city of Redmond, and the whole ambiance that hangs around the Microsoft campus.

I really have to give thanks to Tracey for buying me this super good book for christmas. It was a really nice present and I really enjoyed it!

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