The Americans

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Summary: The Americans is a Must See!
Review: This book was not popular when it was published. The photgraphs are at the same time beautiful and disturbing -- and not the way America saw itself in the golden Eisenhower years. Motorcycles, juke boxes, flags, and crosses all appear in a new light. Robert Frank has been copied mercilessly in movies, commercials, and especially music videos. I open The Americans from time to time and always see something new. I hope you like it

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Summary: a SWISS guy with a GERMAN camera taking AMERICAN pictures
Review: this is the only book to buy if you are interested in photography. every image is true. if you ever have a chance to view the actual prints, don't miss them. i have learned more about photography from looking at this book than any other source. it is a masterpiece.

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Summary: a SWISS guy with a GERMAN camera taking AMERICAN pictures
Review: this is the only book to buy if you are interested in photography. every image is true. if you ever have a chance to view the actual prints, don't miss them. i have learned more about photography from looking at this book than any other source. it is a masterpiece.

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Summary: There's nothing left to say
Review: What can one say about a classic? Is it possible to review Beethoven's Ninth? Faulker's "As I Lay Dying"? No. This is arguably the book that most influenced almost all the subsequent generations of photographers. Frank looked at the world with a fresh viewpoint and his photographs were a slap in the face. It's impossible to put ourselves in the world of photography that preceded this book because Frank has changed our prespectives so drastically.

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Summary: memorable
Review: when I first got this book, it was one of the five books I had to get for a history of photography class. At first, I thought it was just another photo book with images that were not very spectacular to look at. Then my eyes were opened by my teacher. In the midst of these photographs of all different kinds of people doing what we call ordinary events, lied the human spirit.America as it was , when frank set out for his journey.In the most subtle way, he is able to tell us great stories of the conflicts, and the happenings of a country that was about to go through some major changes. It is a highly recommended book, and it is very rewarding, even for the photographer at heart.