Alex Webb: The Suffering of Light

The Suffering of Light is the first comprehensive monograph charting the career of acclaimed American photographer Alex Webb. Gathering some of his most iconic images, many of which were taken in the far corners of the earth, this exquisite book brings a fresh perspective to his extensive catalog. Recognized as a pioneer of American color photography since the 1970s, Webb has consistently created photographs characterized by intense color and light. His work, with its richly layered and complex composition, touches on multiple genres, including street photography, photojournalism, and fine art, but as Webb claims, "to me it all is photography. You have to go out and explore the world with a camera." Webb's ability to distill gesture, color and contrasting cultural tensions into single, beguiling frames results in evocative images that convey a sense of enigma, irony and humor. Featuring key works alongside previously unpublished photographs, The Suffering of Light provides the most thorough examination to date of this modern master's prolific, 30-year career.

Author: Alex Webb
Publisher: Aperture
Published: 05/31/2011
Pages: 204
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 4.70lbs
Size: 12.20h x 13.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781597111737

About the Author
Dyer, Geoff: - Geoff Dyer (born in Cheltenham, England, 1958) is the author of Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi and three previous novels, as well as nine non-fiction books. His books have been translated into twenty-four languages and have won numerous awards.. He currently lives in Los Angeles where he is Writer in Residence at the University of Southern California.
Webb, Alex: - Alex Webb (born in San Francisco, 1952) has published more than fifteen books, including Aperture titles Brooklyn: The City Within (2019, with Rebecca Norris Webb), La Calle: Photographs from Mexico (2016), On Street Photography and the Poetic Image (2014, with Rebecca Norris Webb), and a survey of his color work, The Suffering of Light (2011). Webb has been a full member of Magnum Photos since 1979. His work has been shown widely, and he has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2007.