Latif Al Ani - (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Known as the "father of Iraqi photography," Latif al Ani (born 1932) was the first photographer to capture cosmopolitan life in 1950s-70s Iraq, and his black-and-white images constitute a unique visual account of the country during its belle époque. Al Ani portrayed Iraq's culture in all of its abundance and complexity: besides documenting its westernized everyday life, the political culture and industry, he also captured images of Iraq from the air, for the Iraq Petroleum Company. Under Saddam Hussein's oppressive regime, however, Al Ani ceased photographing. </p><p>Today, his photographs give testimony to an era long gone. His exhibition at the Iraq Pavilion during the Venice biennale in 2016 focused on works from the early period of his career, which reveal both Iraq's modernizing trends and the retention of ancient traditions as particular themes of Al Ani's work.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Headlines about Iraq are rarely positive these days. However, a new photography book from Berlin-based imprint Hatje Cantz offers another viewpoint on the history of this embattled and war-torn part of the Middle East.... Ultimately the book provides some hope that Iraq may be able to rekindle a similarly progressive spirit to overcome its current divisions and strife.-- "Monocle"<br><br>Historical Book Prize-- "Rencontres d'Arles"<br><br>Latif Al Ani has become known as the 'founding father of Iraqi photography' . . . [his] images crystallise the 'golden age' decades of Iraq like no one else has or will ever be able to do again.--Rebecca Fulleylove "It's Nice That"<br><br>The breadth of subject matter within Al Ani's work is astonishing.--Mary Pelletier "APOLLO"<br><br>The founding father of Iraqi photography... showing a cosmopolitan Golden Age in Iraq from the 1950s-1980--Diane Smith "The British Journal of Photography"<br><br>The year's most revelatory photography book--Jackie Wullschlager "Financial Times"<br><br>2017's Most Wondrous Photography Books--Anika Burgess "Atlas Obscura"<br>
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