{"product_id":"eugene-richards-in-this-brief-life-9780991218929","title":"Eugene Richards: In This Brief Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eEugene Richards has compiled a collection of over 50 years of unseen photographs in his book, This Brief Life, reflecting on the meaning of socially conscious documentary photography in the modern era. He began posting his photographs on social media after his son's suggestion, sifting through dusty binders of contact sheets and scanning negatives. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 180 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 23 September 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many Voices Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA half-century of social documentary from the acclaimed American photographer, with previously unseen works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this deeply personal book, Eugene Richards (born 1944) excavated a collection of more than 50 years of mostly unseen photographs—from his earliest pictures of sharecropper life in the Arkansas Delta to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the midst of a fraught political climate—pandemic, rise in gun violence, polarized politics, and the devastation in Beirut—Richards found himself meditating on what it means to make socially conscious documentary photography today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon his sons suggestion, he began to post his photographs on social media, sifting through dusty binders of contact sheets—photographs taken for a community newspaper, on assignment for magazines, as a volunteer for human rights organizations, when wandering alone and at home with his family, and scanning the negatives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn This Brief Life compiles these works, along with personal commentary and extensive captions by the photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1150g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 254 x 258 x 21 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780991218929\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shulph Ink","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44807058227450,"sku":"9780991218929","price":44.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1700841417006_book.jpg?v=1700900542","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/eugene-richards-in-this-brief-life-9780991218929","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}