New York Vertical
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Overview
Now in an easy-to-carry format, this award-winning pictorial tribute to the world’s most vertical city offers a unique introduction to New York’s spectacular architecture. Using a vintage panoramic camera tilted ninety degrees; Hamann spent nearly five years painstakingly setting up shot after shot, often finding himself balancing precariously out a window ledge. His stark black and white compositions lend these photographs a dramatic, often dreamlike quality, and offer unique reinterpretations of the world’s most recognizable cityscapes.Synopsis
An original and astonishing array of images — accompanied by quotations from some of the city s most ardent and well-known fans that capture New York s towering presence in a way no other photographer ever has. This small easy-to-carry format makes a great gift for anyone interested in the architecture and beauty of New York City. Author Biographies: Horst Hamann has traveled and worked extensively in the United States, specifically in New York. He was born in Germany. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Kodak Photobook Award, and he was the subject of a 1998-99 exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.
New York Times - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
. . .[S]pectacular. . .
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
In New York Vertical, first published in 1997, photographer Horst Hamann depicts the Big Apple in a way he felt it had never before been captured: "[N]o one," he wrote, "had yet looked at the city in a strictly vertical way." That edition, with its unusual size (it stood 19 inches high and 9 inches wide), striking images, and amusing tributes to the city (penned by everyone from Woody Allen to Thomas Zeumer) was an instant hit, despite a price tag of nearly $100. Now, an affordably priced, manageably sized edition (this one's 13-plus inches high and just over 6 inches wide) is available for those who missed out the first time around.Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
. . .[S]pectacular. . .—New York Times
Forbes Magazine
The perfect book for anyone who has ever stood spellbound on a Midtown street corner, beholding the majesty of Manhattan's towering spires.New York Post
A standout.Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
. . .[S]pectacular. . .—New York Times