Published in conjunction with the exhibitions: Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China, September 19-25, 2015; East Wing Gallery, Dubai, UAE, September 30-October 23, 2015 [Presenting a selection]; Browse Gallery, Berlin, Germany, October 9-30, 2015; Fotodoks Festival (Satellite Exhibit), Munich, Germany, October 14-November 1, 2015 [Presenting a selection]; LagosPhoto (Satellite Exhibit), Lagos, Nigeria, October 24-November 27, 2015; Lishui International Photography Festival, Lishui, China, November 6-10, 2015; International Photography Festival GuatePhoto, Antigua and Guatemala City, Guatemala, November 12-30, 2015; Fotografija Godine BIH Festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 29-31, 2016; Gage Gallery at Roosevelt University, Chicago, US, February 4-May 28, 2016; Head On Photo Festival, Sydney, Australia, April 29-May 22, 2016; Uri-Eichen Gallery, Chicago, US, July 2016; The Eye--International Photography Festival, Aberystwyth, Wales, September 30-October 2, 2016; and Addis Foto Fest, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 28, 2016-January 1, 2017. Chiefly illustrations.
Summary:
"To be able to simply drift in the infinity pool on the roof terrace of the fifty-seven-floor Marina Bay Sands Hotel, while in the background you can enjoy the urban soundscape of Singapore's imposing sea of high-rises. Or to be personally welcomed to a private champagne party after an extended hot-air balloon ride over the Kenyan wilderness. The extravagant pleasures of the wealthiest one percent of the earth's population represent an extreme contrast to those of the remaining ninety-nine. Describing the gaping disparities in images is a challenge that has been taken up by Nina Berman, Peter Bialobrzeski, Guillaume Bonn, Mikhael Subotzky, and many others photographers. The volume assembles their works for the purpose of lending visual evidence to the blatant discrepancy between people's living conditions, which can be as fascinating as it is shocking." -- Publisher's description
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.