When David Goldblatt received the world-renowned Hasselblad Award in 2006, he had been making photographs of the South African landscape and culture for more than 50 years. Born in 1930 in a gold-mining town near Johannesburg, his parents were Jewish refugees from Lithuania, and they raised him with an emphasis on tolerance and [...]
The 2008 Hasselblad Foundation International Award has been awarded to Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide. Born in Mexico City in 1942, Iturbide is a founding member of the Mexican Council of Photography, and her work has been exhibited internationally and is included in many major museum collections including those of The Metropolitan Museum of [...]
The Hasselblad Award is the most important international photography prize in the world today, and since 1980 award winners have included some of the greatest names the medium has known. The award is granted to “a photographer recognized for major achievement”; this may be an individual who has made a pioneering achievement in [...]
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“Digital Photography in Available Light: Essential Skills is maybe the best book currently available on digital photography with available light.” -Joe Farace, ShutterbugPraise for previous edition:”…a worthwhile acquistion for a college or school of art and design offering courses leading to a qualification in professional photography.” RPS Journal –RPS Journal
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“This book is one of the [...]
Original nstructions for Hasselblad 500C/M, 500EL/M & SWC/M. Includes seven famphlets from Hasselblad on various photography techniques using these cameras: Square Composition, Aerial, Architectural, Industrial, B&W Photography & a Specific one for the 500 EL/M & one for the Zeiss Tele-Tessar 350mm f5.6 lens.
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“View Camera Technique is in an astounding seventh edition…there’s good reason for this perpetuity. This is a book that you will reference again and again.” Shutterburg Feb 2000 — Review
Review
“View Camera Technique is in an astounding seventh edition…there’s good reason for this perpetuity. This is a book that you will reference again and [...]
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“This classic book has been updated to include all Hassellblad items that are part of the camera system at the beginning of 2000, and covers the latest ideas about optics, photography, and the use and application of the Hassellblad cameras, lenses and accessories.” - Photo Techniques, June 2000 — Review
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Book Description
Unique, one-of a kind guide written by an award winning author and Hasselblad insider!
Discover the great advantages and benefits of working in the medium film format or with the large digital sensor units in Hasselblad digital cameras and digital backs. Presented in an easily accessible format, this book shows the working and manipulation of [...]
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