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Bruce Davidson: Subway Hardcover – Illustrated, Sept. 30 2011

by Henry Geldzahler (Afterword), Bruce Davidson (Contributor, Photographer), Fred Brathwaite (Introduction)
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Bruce Davidson's groundbreaking Subway, first published by Aperture in 1986, has garnered critical acclaim both as a documentation of a unique moment in the cultural fabric of New York City and for its phenomenal use of extremes of color and shadow set against flash-lit skin. In Davidson's own words, the people in the subway, their flesh juxtaposed against the graffiti, the penetrating effect of the strobe light itself, and even the hollow darkness of the tunnels, inspired an aesthetic that goes unnoticed by passengers who are trapped underground, hiding behind masks and closed off from each other. In this third edition of what is now a classic of photographic literature, a sequence of 118 (including 25 previously unpublished) images transport the viewer through a landscape at times menacing, and at other times lyrical and soulful. The images present the full gamut of New Yorkers, from weary straphangers and languorous ladies in summer dresses to stalking predators and homeless persons. Davidson's accompanying text tells the story behind the images, clarifying his method and dramatizing his obsession with the subway, its rhythms and its particular madness.
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  1. Print length
    135 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Aperture
  4. Publication date
    Sept. 30 2011
  5. Dimensions
    30.05 x 1.75 x 29.44 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    9781597111942
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1597111942
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4.9 out of 5 stars
124 global ratings

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Gerry
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!
Reviewed in Canada on June 6, 2019
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Amazing collection of images!!
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Gordon L
5.0 out of 5 stars classic
Reviewed in Canada on May 30, 2013
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A classic must have book from a master. Great reproduction, and a lesson in getting close-up and personal. Thumbs up.
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David Enzel
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Moving and Beautifully Reproduced Photograghs
Reviewed in Canada on May 22, 2004
In 1980, Bruce Davidson began to photograph the New York subway system. He first started photographing in Black and White and then decided that the project required color. Davidson generally asked permission before photographing someone -- ironically the one notable exception was a man Davidson did not know was blind. It is one of my favorite images (p. 54). He offered to send them a print of the picture. Yet most of the photographs do not appear posed. The breadth of life on the New York subway system is impressive. You will see beautiful women, daring and frightening young men, some violence, people dealing with crowded situations, lonely people, business people, elderly people, musicians, graffiti, people in love, street people, an arrest -- in short the full panoply of life in NYC. It's just wonderful. The images are a bit on the dark side which fits the subject. Davidson used a flash -- as this was necessary. Many of the images have too much flash but I did not find this to be more than a modest distraction.
The quality of reproduction is excellent. I learned about the variety of humanity below the ground in New York. The enterprise was not without risk. Someone stole one of Davidson's cameras. The book does not make the NY subway seem to be a safe place but certainly one where it's possible to genuinely connect with the humanity we all share.
Highly recommended.
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Alezandr
3.0 out of 5 stars Print quality is poor
Reviewed in Canada on April 25, 2019
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I returned this book because the quality of the prints did not justify the price.
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Salvatore Liguori
5.0 out of 5 stars Uno dei più bei libri della mia libreria fotografica
Reviewed in Italy on December 11, 2022
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Stampa magnifica, foto ancora di più , composizioni, colori, soggetti…tutto perfetto!!
Uno dei più grandi libri di streetphotography mai creati!
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GL61
5.0 out of 5 stars Superbe livre
Reviewed in France on July 6, 2021
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Il s'agit là d'un très beau et grand livre de Bruce Davidson qui ravira les amateurs de beaux livres photos. Bruce Davidson nous replonge dans l'ambiance du métro new Yorkais des années 80. Peu de texte mais des images de belle qualité et c'est bien là l'essentiel !
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Lucas
4.0 out of 5 stars Interessante pros amantes de fotografia de rua
Reviewed in Brazil on March 21, 2020
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A idéia é fantástica, e o texto do livro é muito legal.
Algumas fotos são fantásticas.
Só nao ganhou cinco estrelas porque tem algumas fotos que são "normais", e poderiam ter ficado tranquilamente de fora da obra.
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Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Un libro imprescindible
Reviewed in Spain on January 27, 2018
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El mejor libro de fotografía que ha pasado por mis manos, me faltan adjetivos para poder definirlo.
Si te gusta la fotografía de calle este libro es compra obligada, realmente logra transportarte al peligroso ambiente del metro de Nueva York en los años 80.
Estaría bien una segunda parte con las fotos que descarto para este primero......
Lo dicho:
IMPRESCINDIBLE!!!
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L. Spencer
4.0 out of 5 stars Great re-issue
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2015
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Superb re-issue of one of the great photo-essays / photobooks... beautifully presented.
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