| ‘The Street Wise' (Standard Edition)
$80 (plus postage)
Available Directly From The Photographer or through the Megalong Bookshop in Leura, Blue Mountains Books in Katoomba, Glee Books in Blackheath, Lamdha Books in Wentworth Falls or Turning Page Bookshop in Springwood.
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‘The Street Wise’: An essay in words and photographs of the extraordinary people living within the City of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It is a journey into the heart of a community operating on the fringes of mainstream urban society - most of whom we may not know personally, but will instantly recognize on the streets of any city - for who they are, or what they represent.
Unlike many coffee table volumes, ‘The Street Wise’ completes the portrait of its subjects by adding the human side of the story.
This magnificent volume tells, in words and pictures, the story of how they became the person we see. The intellectual hippy who became a leading artist, the Nazi war victim who became a shuffling disadvantaged resident in sheltered accommodation, the abused child who found peace in a same sex relationship, or the Lord Mayor, all are as much part of the community as the police officer or the local newspaper proprietor.
All have a public face and a story to tell.
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“Great photography has more to do woth depth of feeling, than it does with depth of field" - Peter Adams
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To see some of the pages from ‘The Street Wise’ please click here
Chantal and Imogen, Gay Femmes
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“This book is a brave initiative: Adams photography has captured the spirit and beauty
of each individual and together with the sensitive writing of
Alan Lloyd (it) is a magnificent record of a diverse and resilient community."
Marie R Bashir AC CVO, Governor of NSW, December 2009
“…this project’s role in documenting a life style that is rapidly disappearing is
just as important as it’s value in shedding light on everyday faces.”
Damien Madigan, Editor
“A most moving, stimulating and inspiring collection (of portraits and words).
Congratulations Peter and Alan.”
Mark Tedeschi, NSW Prosecutor, Sydney
“… a wonderful, enlightening and absolutely gorgeous portrayal of the
Blue Mountains and her characters!”
Jane Canfield, Artist
“This collection (of portraits) helps us all become deeper, more tolerant and more respectful.
It changed my life - others need to see this.”
J.W.
“Amazing! I am unusually stuck for words!”
Jane Manners, United Kingdom
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200 pages (30.5 x 22 cm), hard cover, printed in five colours. The book contains around 200 insightful portraits by Peter Adams and an informative and often humorous text of nearly 80,000 words written by author and leading journalist, Alan Lloyd. A historical snapshot of a community like no other It has been written and photographed with empathy and humour.
Obtain your signed copy of this book directly from Peter Adams or unsigned from the Megalong Bookshop (4784-1302) in Leura, Blue Mountains Books (4782-6700) in Katoomba, Lamdha books (4757-1420) in Wentworth Falls, Glee Books in Blackheath, or The Turning Page Bookshop, Springwood (4751-5171)
ISBN NUMBER: 978-0-9757813-2-6
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