Description
Compiled by Magnum photojournalist Susan Meiselas, Eyes Open is a sourcebook of photography ideas for kids-to engage with the world through the camera.
Twenty-three enticing projects help inspire a process of discovery and new ways of telling stories and animating ideas. Eyes Open features photographs by young people from around the globe, as well as work by professional artists that demonstrates how a simple idea can be expanded. Playful and meaningful, this book is for young would-be photographers and those interested in expressing themselves creatively.
About the Author
Susan Meiselas (born in Baltimore, 1948) joined Magnum Photos in 1976 and is president of Magnum Foundation. She has received numerous awards, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal; Leica Award for Excellence; Hasselblad Foundation Photography Prize; Cornel Capa Infinity Award; and Harvard Arts Medal, and was a MacArthur Fellow. She received her MA in visual education from Harvard University and has published numerous books, including Nicaragua (1981; reiussued by Aperture, 2008, 2016) and On the Frontline (Aperture, 2017).
Reviews
"Her brilliant book, Eyes Open: 23 Photography Projects for Curious Kids, should inject fun into the last bit of lockdown - and perhaps inspire the next Susan Meiselas." -Daily Telegraph
"Ideal for any young person from the ages of nine and upwards, the book is grounded in observation and storytelling: two traits that the award-winning Meiselas is well known for." -It's Nice That
Awards
Winner of National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship 1984 and Deutsche Boerse Photography Foundation Prize 2019 and Rockefeller Foundation, Multi-Media Fellowship 1995 and MacArthur Fellowship 1992 and Leica Award of Excellence 1982 and Guggenheim Fellowship 2015 and Robert Capa Gold Medal, Overseas Press Club 1979 and Hasselblad Foundation Prize 1994 and Cornell Capa Infinity Award 2005 and Harvard Arts Medal 2011 and Alice Austen Award for the Advancement of Photography 2014.
Book Information
ISBN 9781597114691
Author Susan Meiselas
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Aperture
Publisher Aperture
Weight(grams) 1060g
Twenty-three enticing projects help inspire a process of discovery and new ways of telling stories and animating ideas. Eyes Open features photographs by young people from around the globe, as well as work by professional artists that demonstrates how a simple idea can be expanded. Playful and meaningful, this book is for young would-be photographers and those interested in expressing themselves creatively.
About the Author
Susan Meiselas (born in Baltimore, 1948) joined Magnum Photos in 1976 and is president of Magnum Foundation. She has received numerous awards, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal; Leica Award for Excellence; Hasselblad Foundation Photography Prize; Cornel Capa Infinity Award; and Harvard Arts Medal, and was a MacArthur Fellow. She received her MA in visual education from Harvard University and has published numerous books, including Nicaragua (1981; reiussued by Aperture, 2008, 2016) and On the Frontline (Aperture, 2017).
Reviews
"Her brilliant book, Eyes Open: 23 Photography Projects for Curious Kids, should inject fun into the last bit of lockdown - and perhaps inspire the next Susan Meiselas." -Daily Telegraph
"Ideal for any young person from the ages of nine and upwards, the book is grounded in observation and storytelling: two traits that the award-winning Meiselas is well known for." -It's Nice That
Awards
Winner of National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship 1984 and Deutsche Boerse Photography Foundation Prize 2019 and Rockefeller Foundation, Multi-Media Fellowship 1995 and MacArthur Fellowship 1992 and Leica Award of Excellence 1982 and Guggenheim Fellowship 2015 and Robert Capa Gold Medal, Overseas Press Club 1979 and Hasselblad Foundation Prize 1994 and Cornell Capa Infinity Award 2005 and Harvard Arts Medal 2011 and Alice Austen Award for the Advancement of Photography 2014.
Book Information
ISBN 9781597114691
Author Susan Meiselas
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Aperture
Publisher Aperture
Weight(grams) 1060g
