Under Vancouver 1972-1982
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.10 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1926856104 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 196 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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He lives in Vancouver.. About the AuthorGreg Girard is a photographer who has spent much of his career in Asia. His work examines the social and physical transformations taking place throughout the region
He lives in Vancouver.. His work examines the social and physical transformations taking place throughout the region. Greg Girard is a photographer who has spent much of his career in Asia
The photographs in Under Vancouver 1972–1982 were made before Girard began earning a living as a magazine photographer, later establishing a formal practice as an artist. They reveal an early interest in the hidden and the overlooked, the use of color film at night, and the extended photographic inquiry of a specific place, all of which became signature features of later books such as City of Darkness and City of Darkness Revisited (about the infamous Kowloon Walled City), Phantom Shanghai and Hanoi Calling. Soon after Vancouver began to be noticed by the wider world (Expo 86 is generally agreed on as the pivotal moment), the city began refashioning itself as an urban resort on nature’s doorstep and attracting attention as a destination for real estate investment. Pawn-shop windows downtown displayed outboard motors, chainsaws and fishing gear. Wandering the