"Seeing Things" "Sometimes, in such a brief moment, we see the beauty that we never expected."
- ChungT.
- Feb 14
- 2 min read
"Seeing Things" is a book for children aged 9 to 12. It tells the story of how photography transforms ordinary things into various symbolic moments in a gentle and persuasive way.
This book is a great introduction to photography for both children and adults. In addition to the beautiful design, beautiful photos, simple and easy-to-understand writing style, and appropriate and pleasant layout make reading easier.
It includes works by masters such as William Eggleston, Mary Ellen Mark, Helen Levitt, Walker Evans, etc. Each frame of the photo is accompanied by an annotation, encouraging readers to understand the details in the photo more carefully and use their imagination to piece together the clues provided by the light, the posture of the characters, and the composition of the photo, interpret the message that the photographer wants to convey, and finally appreciate how people can "see" the world through the lens.
In less than 70 pages, this book accurately and concisely captures the essence of photography. Its concise and clear explanation method enables readers to quickly master the basic principles and techniques of photography.
Joel Meyerowitz compiles the beautiful moments created by photography into books for children, trying to convey them to children in the hope that they can be inspired. . "Sometimes in such a brief moment, we see the beauty that we never expected."
Seeing Things (2016) By Joel Meyerowitz
Publisher: Apertura
Retail price USD24.95
American photographer Joel Meyerowitz was born in 1938 and is famous for his street photography. He is also good at capturing portraits and landscapes. In 1962, inspired by his work with photographer Robert Frank, he quit his job as an art director at an advertising agency and stepped into the streets of New York City with a 35mm camera and black-and-white film, becoming a street photographer.
Soon after, Joel Meyerowitz switched to color photography to record the streets, becoming a pioneer in advocating the use of color despite resistance from multiple environments in the early days when black and white film was still considered formal photography.
Meyerowitz's photographs have won numerous awards and have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. He has published more than 15 photography books.
