The Suffering of Light is the first comprehensive monograph charting the career of acclaimed American photographer Alex Webb. Gathering some of his most iconic images, many of which were taken in the far corners of the earth, this exquisite book brings a fresh perspective to his extensive catalog. Recognized as a pioneer of American color photography since the 1970s, Webb has consistently created photographs characterized by intense color and light. His work, with its richly layered and complex composition, touches on multiple genres, including street photography, photojournalism, and fine art, but as Webb claims, "to me it all is photography. You have to go out and explore the world with a camera." Webb's ability to distill gesture, color and contrasting cultural tensions into single, beguiling frames results in evocative images that convey a sense of enigma, irony and humor. Featuring key works alongside previously unpublished photographs, The Suffering of Light provides the most thorough examination to date of this modern master's prolific, 30-year career.
The photographs of Alex Webb (born 1952) have appeared in a wide range of publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Life, Stern and National Geographic, and have been exhibited at the International Center of Photography, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. He is a recipient of the Leica Medal of Excellence (2000) and the Premio Internacional de Fotografia Alcobendas (2009). A member of Magnum Photos since 1976, Webb lives in New York City.
The Suffering of Light is the first comprehensive monograph charting the career of acclaimed American photographer Alex Webb. Gathering some of his most iconic images, many of which were taken in the far corners of the earth, this exquisite book brings a fresh perspective to his extensive catalog. Recognized as a pioneer of American color photography since the 1970s, Webb has consistently created photographs characterized by intense color and light. His work, with its richly layered and complex composition, touches on multiple genres, including street photography, photojournalism, and fine art, but as Webb claims, "to me it all is photography. You have to go out and explore the world with a camera." Webb's ability to distill gesture, color and contrasting cultural tensions into single, beguiling frames results in evocative images that convey a sense of enigma, irony and humor. Featuring key works alongside previously unpublished photographs, The Suffering of Light provides the most thorough examination to date of this modern master's prolific, 30-year career.
The photographs of Alex Webb (born 1952) have appeared in a wide range of publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Life, Stern and National Geographic, and have been exhibited at the International Center of Photography, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. He is a recipient of the Leica Medal of Excellence (2000) and the Premio Internacional de Fotografia Alcobendas (2009). A member of Magnum Photos since 1976, Webb lives in New York City.
Alex Webb (born in San Francisco, 1952) has published more than
fifteen books, including Aperture titles Brooklyn: The City Within
(2019, with Rebecca Norris Webb), La Calle: Photographs from Mexico
(2016), On Street Photography and the Poetic Image (2014, with
Rebecca Norris Webb), and a survey of his color work, The Suffering
of Light (2011). Webb has been a full member of Magnum Photos since
1979. His work has been shown widely, and he has received numerous
awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2007.
Geoff Dyer (born in Cheltenham, England, 1958) is the author of
Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi and three previous novels, as
well as nine non-fiction books. His books have been translated into
twenty-four languages and have won numerous awards.. He currently
lives in Los Angeles where he is Writer in Residence at the
University of Southern California.
A 30-year retrospective of a great, and often overlooked, American
pioneer of colour photography who pays scant regard to genre
boundaries, merging art photography, photojournalism and often
complex street photographs.--Sean O'Hagan"The Guardian"
(12/13/2011)
In far-flung corners of the globe, Webb captures glimpses of beauty
in impoverished lives and stoicism in the face of strife.--Jack
Crager"American Photo" (12/01/2011)
The images - rich in color and visual rhythm - span 30 years and
several continents. Of course, Haiti and the Mexican border are
well represented, locales that opened up a new way to see.He has
been able to render Haiti - a place often depicted for its chaos -
with a precise eye, finding personal moments that are as still as
they are complex. He can use shadows as skillfully as a be-bop
musician to set the tempo. The people in his frames can look like
dwarfs being stomped on by giant, disembodied feet. He can make an
American street seem far more foreboding than any Third World
slum.--David Gonzalez"The New York Times" (12/18/2011)
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