Trent parke artist represented by michael reid gallery. See more ideas about magnum photos, street photography and photo awards. Minutes to midnight is the ambitious photographic record of that adventure, in which parke presents a proud but uneasy nation struggling to craft its identity from different cultures and traditions. Laying your hands on a copy of dreamlife by trent park will require the skills of a detective. If you can get the book anywhere, buy it, you wont regret a cent. The shadows of a man and a woman fall onto the wall of a tunnel in surry hills as office workers leave work at the end of a working day. Dreamlife by trent parke meet your next favorite book. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. This particular edition limited to about 500 copies preceded the more common yet. Trent parke mca australia museum of contemporary art.
Dreamlife in 1999 and the seventh wave with narelle autio in 2000. This book flip is the first edition published in 20 by steidl. I left everything behind all my childhood friends and my best mate and i just felt this sense of complete loneliness insydney. Exploring the internal and external world of trent parke. Many rumours abound as to why the book is so hard to come by ranging from a very small initial print run funded by parke himself, to another detailing how a stock of the books were damaged in a flood. Trent parkemagnum photos parkes career took a new turn with the publication of his first book, dreamlife 1999. His book dreamlife won second place in the 2000 american picture of the year award for photography books. Isbn 9783869302065 9783869302065 hardcover, steidl, 2014 founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. In 2003, trent parke began a road trip around his native australia, a monumental journey that was to last two years and cover a distance of over 90. Photographers martin parr and gerry badger said that it was as dynamic a set. Both made the top two in the book category at the picture of the year international. The solitary photographer trent parke captures the streets of sydney to unveil a dark, mysterious and dreamlike city for his book dreamlife. Dreamlife trent parke national library of australia. There are no signatures, bookplates, or markings of any kind.
The play of light and shade, individuals and crowds, reality and dream, elevates his works beyond the documentary. From dreamlife series, sydney, australia 2002 the home of street photography federleicht on the streets kollektiv turmstrasses let freedom ring rmx trent parke in. Highly sought after book featuring trent parkes remarkable street photography. Dreamlife began when parke, at the age of 20, moved from his hometown ofnewcastle and came to live insydney. Dreamlife 1st edition alternate version trent parke. Eugene smith grant in humanistic photography in 2003. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dreamlife by trent parke 1st edition book alternate. Trent parke is the author of minutes to midnight 4. W wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Trent talks about spending 2 years on the road in australia as he shot the images for the book and ultimately created the life of his son, jem. Trent parke is considered one of the most innovative photographers of his generation.
From the moment i started dreamlife i knew that it had to be a book in order to get across my feelings for the city. For photographer trent parke, coming from a country town to a big city, his immediate sense was one of isolation. His work has been widely exhibited, including recent solo exhibitions in new york, london and germany. Trent parke by parke, trent and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Exclusively available in a very limited quantity, this rare book has been specially sourced for the magnum shop. I have a fine signed copy of a 1st edition1st printing hardback which has been signed by trent parke. Australian photographer known for his way of capturing brilliant light showcasing his home country with a unique vision.
Dreamlife by trent parke, 97806463799, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Trent parkes minutes to midnight is one of the most beautiful black and white photo books ever published and is considered a musthave by street and documentary photographers alike. Trent parke the camera is god series im inspired here. Dreamlife by trent parke 1st edition book alternate version magnum photos. Trent parke twins from dreamlife series, sydney, australia 1998 photography workshops book photography street photography urban photography portrait photography magnum photos shadow silhouette new media art photo awards. Trent parke was born in 1971 and raised in newcastle, new south wales. In 1999, he selfpublished his first book, dreamlife, which brought a unique vision in the way he captured life around him with brilliant light in a dreamy, contrasty style.
His photographic journey during the five years of creating dreamlife has resulted in an extraordinary street documentary of one of the most beautiful cities in the world and its inhabitants. Parke started his photography journey when he was around 12 years old using his mothers pentax spotmatic and the familys laundry room as a darkroom. He is a member of magnum photos and represented by hugo michell gallery, adelaide and stills gallery, sydney. His book, dreamlife, was awarded second place in the 2000 american picture of the year awards for photography books. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This mess were in by pj harvey and thom yorke combined with the photographes of trent parke, from his dreamlife exhibition trent parke one of my favorite photographer. Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, just light handlingwear and faint scuffing to a couple of the corners, and has not been priceclipped now fitted with a new, brodart jacket protector. Buy dream life first edition by trent parke, parke trent isbn. Parke began his career as a press photojournalist and worked for the australian newspaper. Magnum photos is a photographic cooperative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer members. During 2000, parke collaborated with narelle autio to exhibit the seventh wave at stills gallery.
When trent was, his mother tragically died from an asthma attack. Not all, but a lot of trent parkes photography is in black and white, and this is certainly a good way to reinforce highlts and shadows, but it is also a good way to demonstrate perspective and depth. Street photography trent parke my selection youtube. With powerful individual vision, magnum photographers chronicle the world and interpret its peoples, events, issues and personalities. Trent parke is the first australian to become a full member of the renowned magnum photo agency and has received numerous awards and accolades across his longstanding career. Contemporary photography from australia, museum of photographic arts, san diego. Dreamlife hardcover january 1, 1999 by trent parke author visit amazons trent parke page. Trent parke sees the world in ways that most of us could never imagine. Whilst working as a press photojournalist he won five gold lenses from the international olympic committee, and multiple world press photo awards in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Parke has been awarded three world press photo awards, five gold lenses by the international olympic committee, and was awarded the w. Trent parke, tree, drysdale river, western australia, 2011.
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