Stanley Kubrick

Description

This is a stunning collection of photographs by the great film director Stanley Kubrick, taken between 1945 and 1950. Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was, without doubt, one of the most important, influential, and critically acclaimed film directors of a generation. What many people don't realise is that Kubrick was also an accomplished photographer. From 1945-1950, Kubrick worked as a photo-reporter for Look magazine, documenting daily life in post-war America through pictures of ordinary people as well as the famous personalities of the time. As a photographer, Kubrick showed an astonishing ability to 'read' the world with a unique style and critical sense, echoing the visionary freedom which would later characterize his films. This stunningly illustrated volume brings together more than 100 Kubrick photographs, some never before published, and provides a startling insight into the development of one of the 20th century's most iconic and talented artistic talents.