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Summary: Unexpected Pleasure
Review: A beautiful book! But it was not what I expected. This is a book about the Africa that many of us will never see: the beauty of the people and the land. It is not about people dying of AIDS (although the subject is treated with dignity and respect). It is about people living their daily lives in cities and in the county, in day and in night, with joy and with sadness--exquisitely captured on digital cameras. This is the first Day in the Life book to be photographed with all digital cameras and it is a tribute to what these cameras can do in the hands of experienced photographers--another unexpected joy from this book.
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Summary: An Outstanding work
Review: Africa is a beautiful continent with immense potential, and it never looked better. The 100 or so photographers who took the pictures did an outstanding job. The pictures are the highest quality I have ever seen ...digital technology, I suppose. If a picture is worth a thousand words, this books value is in millions.
The first few pages feature full page pictures breathtaking scenery. One shows a lone teacher under the shade of a tree, a dog sits at some distance. Another show the Victoria falls in its full splendor and the there that magnificent mountain peak. Well by this time if your aren't seated, I suggest you do so for and stop operating heavy machinery. Across from cape to Cairo and across the Sahara these talented photographer have captured the wonderful essence of Africa.
Having in mind the much maligned western Medias portrayal of Africa and it on the tragic. In my opinion this book treats the subjects, e.g. Pictures of HIV sufferers, with adequate sensitivity.
Lastly I would like to salute the producers and sponsors of the project. It's a noble gesture.
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Summary: A Different Take on Africa
Review: After seeing Africa endlessly portrayed in the media either as a giant game park or a perpetual disaster area, I was pleased that A Day in the Life of Africa continues to do what this photo-book series has been doing... quite excellently... for 20 years. It employs the world's top photogs to shoot extraordinary pictures of everyday events all across Africa and all on one day. There are some amazing shots in this book. Highly recommended... and the profits fund AIDS programs in Africa. Also, one of my friends was a photographer on this project and word is, that this book was printed in very limited quantities and will be out of stock long before Christmas. Buy now.
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Summary: I love it more
Review: Ahhh. This book, obviously, is many things to many people; not unlike its bountiful subject matter--- the original mother, Africa. It is also many things to me, each equally beautiful. Most important, it is a powerfully evocative visual link to the 3 years of memories I carry of my life in West Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer. The photographers saw and captured a lot of what I deeply love about the peoples, the land and the life of Africa. The simple and complex beauty; the extraordinary and the mundane; the joy and the frustrations, the good and the bad. It's just life as it is lived everywhere else on the planet, and how good it is to see it presented from a part of the world that is not often shown much appreciation. While I appreciate another reviewer's criticism of the book's failure to show more modern infrastructure of urban areas, I disagree that the omission is a disservice. True, there is a great deal of development in Africa, but what is shown in this book is still a good and true representation of the vast majority of people and their lives. Far from being stereotyped shots of suffering and drudgery, I find the photos varied and well beyond cliché as they take us into the rhythm of the lives of everyday people. It is a beautiful book. Place it on your coffee table , but keep it in your heart.
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Summary: I love it more
Review: Ahhh. This book, obviously, is many things to many people; not unlike its bountiful subject matter--- the original mother, Africa. It is also many things to me, each equally beautiful. Most important, it is a powerfully evocative visual link to the 3 years of memories I carry of my life in West Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer. The photographers saw and captured a lot of what I deeply love about the peoples, the land and the life of Africa. The simple and complex beauty; the extraordinary and the mundane; the joy and the frustrations, the good and the bad. It's just life as it is lived everywhere else on the planet, and how good it is to see it presented from a part of the world that is not often shown much appreciation. While I appreciate another reviewer's criticism of the book's failure to show more modern infrastructure of urban areas, I disagree that the omission is a disservice. True, there is a great deal of development in Africa, but what is shown in this book is still a good and true representation of the vast majority of people and their lives. Far from being stereotyped shots of suffering and drudgery, I find the photos varied and well beyond cliché as they take us into the rhythm of the lives of everyday people. It is a beautiful book. Place it on your coffee table , but keep it in your heart.
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Summary: Africa in its fullest
Review: Finally there is book that I can share with my children about the African continent. No guns, dying lions, or other calamities. The pictures give a balance of what Life is in the Continent. Every school should have a copy.
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Summary: Focuses on the people of Africa
Review: I enjoyed A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AFRICA because it focuses on the people, the individuals, who live in this great continent. The African landscape is so awesome that the citizens are often given a backseat to the natural wonders they live among. Where photo essays do depict the people of Africa, they often fall into one of two categories: 1) the beautiful peoples of the ethnic groups that are still holding on to their ancient traditions, 2) those suffering from starvation or AIDS. These two groups are certain represented in A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AFRICA, but they share the pages with men in business suits walking down modern streets, school children playing during recess, actors on the set of a television production, and ladies having tea in a fashionable restaurant. I would recommend this book to any fan of the "A Day In The Life Of ..." series, or to anyone interested in Africa.
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Summary: interesting book--
Review: I found it fascinating to see the diversity of the continent in the course of one day. Its hard not to think of Africa as a whole - and this book shows the tremendous differences in countries, cultures, etc. its a beautiful book!
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Summary: Beautiful
Review: I found this one of the most beautiful representations of the continent that I have seen to date. Instead of animals and Egyptian ruins the photographers have taken a diverse array of photographs that potray the people. In addition, the representation of even the least renowned countries in Africa is accurate.
I am also partial to this book, because the proceeds go towards AIDS prevention in Africa.
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Summary: If you can't actually go to Africa, the next best thing
Review: I got this for my friend who loves photography. She's a purist and is dismissive of digital photography, but this book has some of the most poignant pictures of African life I've ever seen. The unifying theme is the natural beauty of a world completely different than ours.
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