London Through a Lens (Time Out Guides)

by TimeOutGuidesLtd (Author)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $3.27

  The capital like you've never seen it before. London through a lens brings together over 200 photos of London from the birth of photography to the present. Based on the popular slot in the weekly Time Out magazine, it avoids the usual tourist cliches in favour of beautiful, shocking, intriguing and amusing pictures - each with explanatory text - that create a vibrant portrait of London's many faces. Taken from the vast archives of Getty Images, the photos mix the momentous and the mundane, cultural highs and sporting lows, iconic buildings and forgotten streets, famous figures and ordinary Londoners. Some are by acclaimed photographers, some by anonymous snappers, and many are rare or never published. The result: a rich and arresting visual biography - and the perfect gift for anyone interested in London.

• Used

  Paperback
  2009

  $3.46

  Time Out Londoners through a lens - the follow-up to Time Out's acclaimed London through a lens - features more than 230 photos of London with the focus on its inhabitants. Taken from Getty Images' world-class archives, the pictures - each with explanatory text - celebrate individuals and crowds down the decades. The famous and the ordinary take equal billing. Pop stars and pin-ups rub shoulders with politicians and princesses; football fans and firemen mingle with dockers and diplomats. The sources of the pictures add to the interest, from off-the-cuff snaps to studio portraits, reportage to magazine shoots. A fascinating and vibrant portrait of Londoners - the people that have made London the city it is today.