Under the Spell of Arabia Mathias Oppersdorff Hardcover

Description: Title: Under the Spell of Arabia Author: Oppersdorff, Mathias Publisher: Syracuse University Press Binding: Hardcover Pages: 121 Dimensions: 11.96h x 10.45w x 0.80d Product Weight: 3.12 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780815607007 The ravishing black-and-white images collected for this volume were hard won, In the early 1970s photographer Mathias Oppersdorff traveled to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Jordan, and Yemen. Many obstacles stood in his way: Oppersdorff spoke no Arabic, Islamic culture discourages photography, and travel waslargely forbidden. But the resourceful Oppersdorff gained unprecedented access to people and places ordinarily closed to Westerners. His photos document Bedouin life, capture panoramic desert vistas, and hint at the enormous changes oil money would bring to traditional societies. "Having no deadlines and no one to please but myself, I was ready to trust my own vision," Oppersdorff writes. The rail, blond stranger was greeted warmly and treated to spontaneous hospitality. His empathic, classical images convey the pathos and dignity of daily life. His subjects work, socialize, and brave the harsh but magnificent landscape. Aesthetically, his work goes beyond the subject matter. Thirty years later, the world Oppersdorff portrays has largely vanished in the name of progress. We are fortunate to have access to this photographer's transcendent vision of ancient cultures on the cusp of irreversible change.   Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer

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Book Title: Syracuse University Press

Number of Pages: 121 Pages

Publication Name: Under the Spell of Arabia

Language: English

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Item Height: 0.8 in

Subject: Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Essays & Travelogues, Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, Middle East / General

Publication Year: 2001

Item Weight: 52 Oz

Type: Textbook

Item Length: 12 in

Subject Area: Travel, Photography, History

Author: Mathias Oppersdorff

Item Width: 10.4 in

Format: Hardcover