Book full moon michael light

Full moon by michael light, andrew chaikin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His first, full moon 1999, used lunar geological survey imagery made by the. Full moon by michael light 2002, hardcover for sale. In this third radius books installment of noted photographer michael lights.

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One of the primary goals of the project was to think about the some 33,000 apollo images in terms of the traditions and meanings of landscape representation, rather than science, coldwar politics, and exploration alone. A small coffeetable sized book, the images are presented on jetblack glossy paper with no notes or annotations, so the reader can get the full impact of each photograph as the page is turned. Full moon by light, michael and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Full moon offers a single composite journey to the moon and back comprised of imagery from the 9 actual apollo missions, along with earth orbital imagery from the gemini missions. In full moon, one of the best science photography books ever published, michael light presents a voyage in images to the moon and back. A few of the gatefold pages have minor creases otherwise fine hardcover first american edition. Photographer michael light divides his time between san francisco and a remote. The exhibition will feature photographs from michael lights book full moon and will be on view from october 17th december 5th, 2009. Michael light full moon exhibitions danziger gallery. Light took nasas master negatives of photos taken by apollo astronauts and scanned them electronically. The resulting pictures are so vivid they seem more clear than real life. This is an audio summary of full moon by michael light, andrew chaikin. Michael light has woven 129 of these stunningly clear images into a single composite voyage, a narrative of breathtaking immediacy and authenticity that begins with the launch and is followed by a walk in space, an orbit of the moon, a lunar landing and exploration, and a return to earth with an orbit and splashdown. Full moon by michael light and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

Full moon book by michael light 4 available editions. And full moon, of course, was also driven by my own interest in the aerial. Full moon is a photographic journey to the moon and back, drawn from nasa. Artist michael light has made visual books, photographs, and installation about landscape since 1990. Light orders the photos sequentially, selecting the most arresting images from each mission, to create a truly cinematic experience. Full moon by michael light is a really nice book to own and is one i find myself going back to and still being fascinated by the images contained within, since i bought it a few years ago. Lights book, full moon was published globally in eight editions in 1999, and another four in 2002. An edition of cprints was released in 1999, and over the years the book, museum exhibition, and print edition have come to be seen as a standard benchmark, art. Essentially an art book, light has taken a number of photographs from the various apollo missions and placed them in such an order as to tell the story of one fictitious mission to the moon and back, split into three sections the outbound journey, on the surface and back to earth. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.