Extraordinary Women
Images of Courage, Endurance & Defiance
Published on 24. September 2020
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-78884-098-9 (ISBN)
Description
"An utterly compelling book that showcases photojournalism at its absolute best." - The Lady
Typical warzone coverage has two focuses. The fighters, predominantly young men; and the victims - everyone else. This book calls this familiar narrative into question. Without glamorising or sanitising the harsh realities of our world, it presents the endurance and iron will of women in situations of war, poverty and hardship.
Throughout his career, award winning photographer Tom Stoddart has shown us the remarkable resilience of all sorts of people from across the world. With Extraordinary Women, he hones his focus on the female perspective. His photojournalistic approach travels through the recent decades, with images displaying courage and freedom, the working lives of everyday women and the frontline of war.
Each photo serves as a testament to the agency and strength of those who are so often portrayed as vulnerable and helpless. Tom Stoddart has built a reputation for compelling work, and this collection is especially remarkable for its uncompromising celebration of humanity.
Typical warzone coverage has two focuses. The fighters, predominantly young men; and the victims - everyone else. This book calls this familiar narrative into question. Without glamorising or sanitising the harsh realities of our world, it presents the endurance and iron will of women in situations of war, poverty and hardship.
Throughout his career, award winning photographer Tom Stoddart has shown us the remarkable resilience of all sorts of people from across the world. With Extraordinary Women, he hones his focus on the female perspective. His photojournalistic approach travels through the recent decades, with images displaying courage and freedom, the working lives of everyday women and the frontline of war.
Each photo serves as a testament to the agency and strength of those who are so often portrayed as vulnerable and helpless. Tom Stoddart has built a reputation for compelling work, and this collection is especially remarkable for its uncompromising celebration of humanity.
Reviews / Votes
"In his heart beats above all Sarajevo, the interminable siege, the resilience of the inhabitants in general and of the women in particular to whom this latest book is dedicated." -- Chiara Mariani, Corriere della Sera [translated from Italian] "The book doesn't flow chronologically, but is split into themed sections: Front Line, Crisis, Health, Movement, Courage, Work and Moments. It is an unrelenting, yet often uplifting, look at women in difficult times, captured with an adroitness rarely seen in photojournalism." - Steve Fairclough, Digital Camera World Magazine "An utterly compelling book that showcases photojournalism at its absolute best." - Elizabeth Fitzherbert, The LadyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Woodbridge
United Kingdom
Illustrations
208 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 268 mm
Width: 245 mm
Weight
1659 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78884-098-9 (9781788840989)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Over the course of his career, Tom Stoddart has
captured many momentous fragments of history, from the war in Lebanon to
the fall of the Berlin Wall, the election of President Nelson Mandela,
the siege of Sarajevo and the Iraq wars. He was granted exclusive access
by Tony Blair to photograph the winning Labour election campaign of
1997, and won the POY World Understanding Award for his portrayal of the
HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa in 2003. He won the Larry
Burrow Award for Exceptional War Photography that same year, and his
book iWITNESS was deemed the best photography book to be published in the USA. His retrospective exhibition, Perspectives, received 225,000 visitors in 2012. For further information see www.tomstoddart.com
captured many momentous fragments of history, from the war in Lebanon to
the fall of the Berlin Wall, the election of President Nelson Mandela,
the siege of Sarajevo and the Iraq wars. He was granted exclusive access
by Tony Blair to photograph the winning Labour election campaign of
1997, and won the POY World Understanding Award for his portrayal of the
HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa in 2003. He won the Larry
Burrow Award for Exceptional War Photography that same year, and his
book iWITNESS was deemed the best photography book to be published in the USA. His retrospective exhibition, Perspectives, received 225,000 visitors in 2012. For further information see www.tomstoddart.com