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OverviewJean-Pierre Laffont is the ultimate expression of American freedom-freedom in his unimpeded documentation of society's ills and the impassioned descent of an American people exercising freedom of their own. In no other country could Laffont have accessed such a wide range of controversial subject matters. For a photojournalist, America was, and continues to be, a Photographer's Paradise. Laffont traveled all fifty of the United States to document America's broad diversity. Laffont brings a perspective both foreign and familiar to the incredible freedoms Americans enjoy and may take for granted. Jean-Pierre currently resides in New York City with his wife Eliane. Featuring an insightful foreword by Sir Harold Matthew Evans is the British-born journalist and bestselling author who was editor of The Sunday Times from 1967 to 1981. Since 1984 he has lived in the United States, where, in 1986 he founded Conde Nast Traveler and was later appointed president and publisher of Random House Publishing trade group (1990 to 1997) and editorial director and vice chairman of US News and World Report, the New York Daily News, and The Atlantic Monthly (1997 to January 2000), from which he resigned to concentrate on his notable book writing efforts. Evans's best-known book, The American Century, won critical acclaim when it was published in 1998. He was knighted for services to journalism in 2004, and in 2011 was appointed editor-at-large of the Reuters news agency. Sir Harold became an American citizen in 1993, and lives in New York with his wife Tina Brown and their two children. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jean-Pierre Laffont , Harold EvansPublisher: Glitterati Inc Imprint: Glitterati Inc Dimensions: Width: 25.40cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 34.30cm Weight: 3.080kg ISBN: 9780991341900ISBN 10: 0991341902 Pages: 392 Publication Date: 08 September 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsForeword by Sir Harold Evans; Introduction: America As I Lived It; The 1960s / Expanded History: 1960s: 42nd Street; The Savage Skulls; Transvestites; Electric Chair, Sing Sing; Arkansas Prison Cummins Farm; The Krishnas; Rock Festival at Watkins Glen, 1973; The Funeral of Robert Kennedy; An Accident at Chappaquiddick. The 1970s / Expanded History:1970s: Guam; Bombs; Protest in Washington DC against the Kent State Shooting; Boxing: Ali vs Frasier; The KKK at Home; KKK Secret Army; Carter County, Georgia; Explo 72; The Sorcerers of Brooklyn; Energy Crisis of 1973; Printing Dollars. The 1980s / Expanded History: 1980s: Women's Jello Wrestling; Children and Guns; The Rajneesh American Farmers in the 1980s.ReviewsPaging through Photographer's Paradise is like watching a nation grow and crumble under its own weight. His images record the vast diversity of communities, societies, and often people on the fringes of those groups. Laffont's photojournalism becomes a historical record of the times.--Christopher Harrity The Advocate, November 7, 2014 Viewed through the prism of history, these rediscovered gems offer new perspectives on the visual narrative.--Shawn O'Sullivan Black and White Magazine, December 2014 Jean-Pierre Laffont's extensive photo archive seems almost mythological: How could one photographer cover so many seminal events with such a unique vision?--David Rosenberg Slate, December 19, 2014 Author InformationJean Pierre Laffont (born January 29, 1935, in Algeria) first arrived in the United States in 1965 as staff photographer for Status Magazine and U.S. Correspondent for the French-based agency, Reporters Associes. In 1969, Laffont became the first Foreign Correspondent for the Gamma Agency and founded the U.S. bureau of Gamma with his wife, Eliane. In 1973, the Laffonts co-founded Sygma Photo News. His work has appeared in all major publications worldwide including Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Paris Match, Figaro Magazine, Stern, Bunte, Epoca, and The Sunday Times Magazine, among others. Laffont was awarded The Madeleine Ross Award and the World Press Award for the work he did documenting child labour in the 1970s. In 1996, Laffont was awarded the French National order ""Chevalier des Arts & Lettres."" Sir Harold Matthew Evans (born 28 June 1928) is a British-born journalist and writer who was editor of The Sunday Times. He has held leading positions in journalism with US News and World Report, The Atlantic Monthly, and the New York Daily News. In 1986 he founded Conde Nast Traveler. He has written various books on history and journalism, including The American Century (1998). Since 2001, Evans has served as editor-at-large of The Week Magazine and since 2005, he has been a contributor to The Guardian and BBC Radio 4. In 2011 Sir Harold Evans was appointed editor-at-large of the Reuters news agency. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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