
The British
A Photographic Journey
Nick Danziger(Author)
Flamingo (Publisher)
Published on 17. June 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-00-257160-9 (ISBN)
Description
Britain's leading photojournalist (author of the bestselling 'Danziger's Travels') selects the pick of his black-and-white images of Britain's underclass and upperclass to create an extraordinarily vivid and intimate portrait of Britain at the start of the new millennium.
Over the last ten years, Nick Danziger has secured access to photograph hugely diverse areas of British life that have never been seen in public before. Two series of Channel 4 documentaries - 'Postcards from the Edge' and 'The Establishment' - have featured his photographs of 'two-nations' Britain: one that dreams of holding on to its past and its traditions, the other that has few dreams other than survive the future.
From the palaces of Westminster to Durham's high-security, H-block prison wing for women murderers, from remote Scottish crofting communities to the violence-scarred, inner-city neighbourhoods of Scottswood and Benwell in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from the richest man in England (the Duke of Westminster) and the C-in-C of the British Army to lives dominated by the abuse of drugs, violence and unemployment, Nick Danziger traverses the land in images of unique dramatic power.
Over the last ten years, Nick Danziger has secured access to photograph hugely diverse areas of British life that have never been seen in public before. Two series of Channel 4 documentaries - 'Postcards from the Edge' and 'The Establishment' - have featured his photographs of 'two-nations' Britain: one that dreams of holding on to its past and its traditions, the other that has few dreams other than survive the future.
From the palaces of Westminster to Durham's high-security, H-block prison wing for women murderers, from remote Scottish crofting communities to the violence-scarred, inner-city neighbourhoods of Scottswood and Benwell in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from the richest man in England (the Duke of Westminster) and the C-in-C of the British Army to lives dominated by the abuse of drugs, violence and unemployment, Nick Danziger traverses the land in images of unique dramatic power.
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A selection of powerful monochrome images of Britain's underclass and upperclass - from the palaces of Westminster to lives dominated by abuse of drugs, violence and unemployment.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
120 b/w plates
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
1295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-257160-9 (9780002571609)
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Person
Nick Danziger was born in 1958. In 1982 he was awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship to follow ancient trade-routes. Out of his experiences came his first book, the bestselling 'Danziger's Travels'. His photographs have appeared in newspapers and magazines worldwide, and he has made three series for Channel 4, which feature his photographs: 'Postcards from the Edge', 'The Fight for Hearts and Minds' which was nominated for the Grierson Award, and 'The Establishment'.