Marc Waszkiewicz served three tours in Vietnam ('67-'69), first on a fire support base, then in the field. He made thousands of photos exploring the beauty, drudgery, hilarity, and horror of the experience. 1000 Yard Stare collects his best photos, offering an unvarnished, compassionate look at life in country and at the young men who served.
This book features colour and b&w photographs taken in 1965-69 during family holidays to Spain and Portugal. The emphasis is on broad- and narrow-gauge steam, but diesel and electric-power locomotives are also featured, as are trams and trolleybuses. The photos are accompanied by extensive commentaries.
You’ll never miss a birthday, anniversary or other important date again with this stunning perpetual calendar. This calendar boasts large, clear grids so you can easily record crucial annual events, and is filled with 12 spectacular images from the extensive AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC photographic collection.
On January 7, 1891, in the immediate aftermath to the assassination of Sitting Bull and the massacre at Wounded Knee Creek, an obscure Sioux Indian shot and killed one Lieutenant Casey in cold blood. This is the forgotten story of the civil trials of Plenty Horses for the murder of the last Whiteman to die in the Great Plains War, trials that ......
These outstanding photographic reports aim to draw attention to the often dramatic fate of a countrys abandoned heritage and its frequently forgotten beauty. The locations featured all have their own stories to tell, in a variety of voices, but with one
shared theme: the fall from grace.
Abandoned buildings are a viewfinder into our heritage and often offer us a story. With over 140 eye-catching images from places such as eerie old factories, crumbling asylums, untouched country theatres, forgotten homes, all with a small insight into their history, this is a showcase of some amazing locations within a few hours’ drive of Brisbane.
An outstanding photographic report of of places of worship across Europe that have fallen into disuse -- religious buildings where time has stood still since their doors were closed for the last time.
Veteran photographer Simon Edelstein has spent 12 years travelling the world - the USA, France, Italy, India, Morocco and Cuba - in search of abandoned cinemas. Visiting far-flung cities in more than 30 countries, he discovered forgotten buildings whose timeworn façades still hint of their former glory.
