The result is Sharp, a collection the likes of which have never been seen before. Parry's exacting precision, most spectacularly distilled in his disquieting close-ups of the most powerful people in the public eye, places the viewer face-to-face with pop culture movers and shakers on a level unprecedented in contemporary celebrity portraiture: Giorgio Armani's steely-eyed determination; Sir Anthony Hopkin's spine-chilling intensity; Meryl Streep's delicate grace; Placido Domingo's actor-like transparency under opera makeup; Asia Argento's sexy demureness; Nicolas Cage's "will kill you" attitude; Michael Caine's serene distance; Tommy Lee Jones' plaintiveness; and Christopher Walken's evilness, and many, many others. All are framed tightly within Parry's brilliant lenswork, allowing one repeated viewings that never tire or bore.
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The high-profile magazines call prestigious portrait photographer Nigel Parry for only the most illustrious assignments: President Bill Clinton for The New York Times Magazine; Martin Scorsese for Vanity Fair; Dennis Quaid for Entertainment Weekly; Susan Sarandon for Premier; Tommy Lee Jones for W; John Cusak for GQ; Jake Lamotta for Esquire; and Liam Neeson for The London Sunday Times; and so on. With such distinguished occasions to encounter the powers that be, Parry has used these opportunities to create his own portfolio of private images of today's top movie stars, film directors, musicians, politicians, and sundry entertainment celebrities.
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By Allan Brunke
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Anyone who likes Nigel Parry's work should order this book. Easily the best of all three of his books.
Five out of Five for content, and for being in such good condition being a used book!
Five out of Five for content, and for being in such good condition being a used book!
By Nigel Parry
Format:Hardcover
Sharp is described by the publisher as "a collection the likes of which have never been seen before", a book with such "brilliant lenswork" that it allows one "repeated viewings that never tire or bore."
If you are a photo editor that wants to run images of celebrities that depict every pore, with contrast on the image so intense that the subjects look like coal miners on their way home after a day in the pits, then this is your man and he's in the phone book under Creative Photographers, Inc.
In short, while Sharp represents an impressive roll call of celebrity faces, Parry's style is quickly revealed to be visually monotonous in the form of a collection.
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These outstanding portrait photos are enhanced
Sharp is an impressive, 144-page, coffee table book showcasing Nigel Parry's black and white celebrity portraits. Read more
Published on Mar 15 2001 by Midwest Book Review
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black and white
I always flip through photography books but until now, I have never bought one. It's a great book to have on the coffee table because it provokes conversations. Read more
Published on Feb 10 2001
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I Loved This Book
As an up and coming photographer, I have piles of books, but this one is on top. Nigel Parry has always been one of my favorites, but I had no idea of the scope of his work. Read more
Published on Jan 11 2001 by "yvette104"
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Stripping Away the Fat
What's astonishing about this book is that, while most portraits you see these days are of the subjects's clothes, or "new look", or whatever movie, product, political... Read more
Published on Jan 11 2001 by A. A. Madden
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Throw Out Your Other Books
Virgil, Hemingway, Tolstoy, move over, if a picture is worth 1,000 words, then this book is worth twice what these others wrote. Read more
Published on Dec 25 2000
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great coffee table book!
parry's work is exceptional and he's photographed everyone who's anyone! get the annie liebovitz off your coffee table. this is better. and it makes a great christmas gift. Read more
Published on Dec 15 2000
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Sharp
the photographer captures his subjects in a way that excites you, and wants you to turn the page over to see who else he has shot
a wonderful book on photography and powerful... Read more
Published on Dec 11 2000
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