Sight Photographers
   
 

Dick Doughty


An excerpt from Dick's book on the Gaza strip is currently featured on Sight.

Gaza: Legacy of Occupation: A Photographer's Journey


Dr. Walid Khalidi, founder, Institute for Palestine Studies:
"This is the best work on Palestinian life under Israeli occupation that I have read."
   
 

Robert Gumbert


Robert's photo column "Lost Promise: the Criminal Justice System" is currently featured on Sight.

Harlan County Kentucky : A Photo-Documentation


Robert Gumpert's description:
"I started my career in Harlan County, Kentucky, in 1974, documenting what turned out to be the last three months of the epic United Mineworker's strike. 'Harlan County Kentucky: A Photo-Documentation' was a portfolio printed to accompany an exhibit."
   
 

Neil Johnson


Neil's photo story The Island is on Sight.

Louisiana Journey


Description from the book jacket:
"LOUISIANA JOURNEY is a loving portrait steeped in imagination. Prolific photographer Neil Johnson has traveled, camera in hand, from the piney woods of north Louisiana to the bird sanctuaries of the marshes along the Gulf Coast, through the heart of Cajun country, down the banks of the Mississippi, and finally into the restaurants and music halls of New Orleans, recording what makes his home state unique. In this stunning collection of photographs, he shares his journey and his discoveries."


Ghost Night : An Adventure in 3-D


Summary:
Just put on the 3-D glasses found inside this incredibly fun book to enter the world of Ghost Night. You have taken a dare to spend the night in the haunted Delancy House. From the moment you step inside, you see ghostly figures, hear strange sounds--and are quickly caught up in an eerie mystery that dates back to the Civil War. Full color.

A Field of Sunflowers


Summary:
A Field of Sunflowers sold more than 100,000 copies in its first year.
   
 

Ken Light


A portfolio of Ken Light's work is featured on Sight.

Texas Death Row (Hardcover)


Summary from Ken Light:
"In 1994 I spent three weeks recording life among almost 400 condemned prisoners. There is life on Death Row. After the bloodshed, after the trial, after the withering sentence, condemned inmates are sent off to Ellis I, in Huntsville, Texas to wait for their execution.

"Texas leads the nation in executions with 92 since 1976, and during the year I photographed 14 men were killed. Over the eight months I worked, I found myself in the oddest communities, a place where men count the inexorable passage of time both as a victory and a threat. Some men pass their time doing arts and crafts, building clocks, working in the death row factory or excercising.

"One thing is certain on Texas Death Row, these men will eventually meet their maker at the hand of the state of Texas."

Texas Death Row (Paperback)



Delta Time : Mississippi Photographs (Paperback)


Summary:
A social documentary photographer whose work has appeared in books, magazines, and countless exhibitions presents a photographic journey through the poorest communities of the Mississippi Delta. More than 100 duotone photos capture the legacy of sharecroppers, racism, and poverty in the Deep South--a land where time has brought little change
   
 

Ken Robbins


A prolific producer of children's books, Ken Robbins' series on the Elements is featured on Sight.

Autumn Leaves
School & Library Binding
Published 1998

Bright, crisp photos fill this book of natural science for the young. Ken Robbins departs from his signature hand-tinted photography to present preschoolers with a sharp, close-up look at 13 types of trees ablaze with color. Full color.

Power Machines
Paperback
Published 1997

Award-winning author Ken Robbins takes a close-up look at 13 superpowerful machines in this striking photographic picture book. With dramatic hand-colored photo-illustrations, bold, graphic captions and a clear, simple text, he captures the impressive might of these mechanical monsters, at the same time explaining how each machine works.

Rodeo
Hardcover
Published 1996

Rodeo aims to introduce young readers to the world of cowboys and bucking broncos, with a friendly and entertaining mix of history and how-to, all interspersed with appealing hand-tinted photographs.


Air : The Elements


Intro to the book:
" Anything that's thin and bright, clear, transparent, buoyant, light, insubstantial, subtle, soft or easy, the wind, a storm, the sighing breeze, breath itself, the sky, the thing without which fires die, the medium through which we smell and see, the cause of rust, the catalyst of energy - all these things the air can be ..."


Earth : The Elements


Intro to the book:
"The name of our planet and the land that we stand on; rocks and dirt and mud and sand; the soil in which our crops are grown; the land we own; the bricks and steel with which we build; farms and parks and baseball fields; back yards; front yards; and real estate deals; the gold and gems that measure wealth; everything that's hard and solid, substantial and dense, from Mount Rushmore to an old stone fence; forests; grasslands; mountains and plains; concrete structures like buildings and roads; the banks of rivers and the shores of seas: these are only a hint of all the things that earth means."


Fire: The Elements


Intro to the book:
"Anything that's red hot, fierce or angry, burning, warming, incandescent, or transforming; all that's purifying, sterilizing, useful, destructive, consuming or bright. Anything that produces light, and gives us sight. The sun itself, the flames of hell, neon signs of every kind, a burning bush that's not consumed, a fireplace in the living room, a welding torch, a lamp lit on the old front porch; steel mills, lightning, candles, a barbecue grill, the thing that makes the toast turn brown; the terrible sight of a house burned down, the fatal charms of firearms - all these things and more besides are part of what we mean by fire."


Water : The Elements


Intro to the book:
"Everything that's icy, moist, or wet, from the ocean to a drop of sweat: rivers, ponds, and streams and lakes, raindrops, clouds and pure white snow and pounding surf, and waterfalls and floods and tides - this is just a partial list of all the things that water is."

   
 

Dennis Roth


Dennis Roth's book, "Rhythm Vision" is featured on Sight.

Rhythm Vision : A Guide to Visual Awareness



From the book:
"My first lessons with light were followed a few months later by an opening to the experience of motion. As I was taking a bus ride from Portland to Eugene, Oregon I began to notice the twirling of the small symmetrical trees that lined the road. I became progressively more fascinated with this spectacle and then realized I was visually dancing with trees. How many times in the past had I taken this bus trip and had been oblivious to this
wondrous phenomenon! I vowed to make up for lost time by dancing with virtually every tree I could get my eyes on."

   
 

Michelle Vignes


Michelle Vignes' work on the Oakland blues and American Indians is featured on Sight.

Bay Area Blues


From a synopsis of the photos:
"Volatile and essential, ethereal and poignant, shaped by soul and clinging to the skin, these photographs continually remindus that the blues was born in the painful encounter of European and African cultures in the fertile lands of the southern United States."







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