Humorous and intelligently crafted photographs of the passengers and environs of New York City's subway. COMMUTING IN New York City is a fact of life: every day millions of people board the subway en route to a plethora of destinations. But after a brief indoctrination into the system, subway travel becomes nearly second nature to the commuter, and it is rare that we examine our fellow passengers or our own place in the underground sea. In Subway, Peter Peter's exquisite photographs offer a fresh look at the world encompassed by the subway, where all walks of life shift and travel together, where a businessman reading his newspaper on the way home from work, a mother cradling a sleeping child after a trip to Coney Island, and three young boys dividing money among themselves temporarily share a common space. With this collection, Peter provides a carefully crafted portrait of ourselves that is contemplative, humorous, poetic, and quietly beautiful. Subway is a rare and candid celebration of life.

Subway

PETER, PETER

W.W.Norton&Company

Norton & Company, Incorporated W.W.

In The Subway Pictures, Peter Peter shares his extraordinary images of life on the move, capturing “ordinary” New Yorkers in a remarkable give-and-take with their public surroundings. As Billy Collins writes in his Foreword, “Each of these images is a visual report from underground, the testimony of an optical Virgil bringing us news of the travelers below, momentarily stopped figures in the nonstop shuttling that goes on beneath the concrete skin of the city.” In the wake of September 11, Peter found the heart of New York City in the subterranean world through which he rode nearly every day for the next three years. “It was like being carried along on a river of whispering signs and symbols,” he writes. “Travelers suspended in contemplation by the steady rhythm of stop-and-go seemed like speechless souls from a different dimension. The scene reshuffled at each stop and every now and then the elements would slip into a visual story.” In the seventy-seven candid color pictures culled from the thousands Peter snapped with his basic 3 megapixel camera, the magic is everywhere. Whether we are looking at a very tall man crocheting with incredible concentration, someone flamboyantly stretching on the platform, or a Jackie Collins look-alike applying makeup, the world that comes across is vibrantly human and defiantly unself-conscious. Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the opening of the fabled New York City subway system, The Subway Pictures is an unforgettable tribute to the individuality of all those who ride underground in New York, and to every urban American.

The Subway Pictures

Arts & Photography

COLLINS, BILLY

Photography & Video

Random House]

Discover the life of Marie Curie. Her work as a female scientist, her Nobel Prize achievements, as well as her persistence and drive, continue to inspire the world today. On November 7, 1867, Maria Sk&#305;odowska--a woman who changes the Scientific world forever--is born in Poland. With a natural talent for mathematics, she graduates high school at the age of fifteen! Soon after, she graduates from Paris University and gets married, taking the name Marie Curie. Her work will change the course of science forever, as well as show us to not be afraid of exploring and pushing hard to achieve our goals.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Great Minds series introduces young children to the greatest scientists of all time. This edition: Marie Curie, the female pioneer in the study of radioactivity. For researchers ages 9 years and up It includes:&nbsp; - Historical facts&nbsp; - Facts relating to magnetic fields, radioactivity, the study of matter and related topics - Illustrations to help with understanding - Ideas for experiments to conduct in the classroom or at home

Marie Curie (Great Minds, 2)

Children's Books

Science, Nature & How It Works

Clavis

Kulturgeschichte der deutschen Kuche (German Edition)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Beck'sche CH Verlagsbuchhandlung Oscar Beck

Kulturgeschichte der deutschen Küche

Beck C. H.

Top 10 Prag.

Dorling Kindersley Reise

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by PETER, PETER. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by PETER, PETER