Portraits from the Belly of the Whale
Editorial Reviews Book Description 100 disturbing portraits that sardonically reveal the darker edges of the human personality -- the Jonah, the pariah, the marked man, the renegade. Garlington's eye is unsparing, and he captures the glittering madness in a face, the pretense in a look. Yet his images also convey a wry compassion for the outcast or the emotionally stricken. His images of those who have been "in the belly" -- the circus contortionist, the convict, the cripple -- are more than mere portraits of the bizarre. Garlington dissects his subjects while simultaneously embracing them, with a wink and a smile, as fellow pilgrims. Some of the images in this book come from cross-country excursions in Photo Car, a sedan Garlington covered with samples of his work. The car served as a magnet and an ice-breaker to draw subjects to his lens. About the Author Michael Garlington is an accalimed Northern California photographer and master printer.He began shooting his own images while working at Spindler Photography, a high-end lab in San Francisco that caters to the finest photographers working today. His work has been purchased by Yale, Dartmouth and countless private collectors.
Portraits from the Belly of the Whale,Michael Garlington,Rock Out Books,0976274736,Individual Artist,Individual Photographer,Photo Techniques,Photoessays & Documentaries,Photography,Subjects & Themes - Portraits
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