Brazil: The Beautiful Game - Couverture rigide

Pillitz, Christopher

 
9783791348940: Brazil: The Beautiful Game
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 3791348949 ISBN 13 : 9783791348940
Editeur : Prestel, 2014

Synopsis

Having photographed football in Brazil for two decades, no one understands the country's obsession with the sport better than Christopher Pillitz. From Brazil's sun kissed beaches to its spotlessly clean favelas, Pillitz reveals the sport as Brazil's religion. His bold and brightly coloured photographs show players of every age and walk of life. They take readers from enormous stadiums and prison yards to the tops of tall buildings and, amazingly, a match on a deep sea oil platform; across countless streets, alleys, and highways; even inside a local seminary where long-robed monks display incredible agility playing in their cassocks. While he captures stylish kicks, athletic headers, swaying dribbles and passes, and the samba and capoeira behind the incredible moves, Pillitz also shows us the wild excitement of the colorful, eccentric fans, and, of course, he reveals the gentle side of the beautiful game - the many women footballers and fans who enjoy the sport as much as their male counterparts. Timed to coincide with Brazil's hosting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, this absorbing and thrilling collection will help new and seasoned fans understand what football truly represents to the country's people and its culture

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À propos de l'auteur

Born in Argentina, Christopher Pillitz is a London-based photographer whose work has been featured in major publications around the world, including the Sunday Times and Observer in the United Kingdom; the New York Times, TIME, and Newsweek in the U.S.; and Spiegel, Stern, and GEO in Germany. His previous books include in-depth portraits of The Vatican, China, and India.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Having photographed football in Brazil for two decades, no one understands the country's obsession with the sport better than Christopher Pillitz. From Brazil's sun kissed beaches to its spotlessly clean favelas, Pillitz reveals the sport as Brazil's religion. His bold and brightly coloured photographs show players of every age and walk of life. They take readers from enormous stadiums and prison yards to the tops of tall buildings and, amazingly, a match on a deep sea oil platform; across countless streets, alleys, and highways; even inside a local seminary where long-robed monks display incredible agility playing in their cassocks. While he captures stylish kicks, athletic headers, swaying dribbles and passes, and the samba and capoeira behind the incredible moves, Pillitz also shows us the wild excitement of the colorful, eccentric fans, and, of course, he reveals the gentle side of the beautiful game - the many women footballers and fans who enjoy the sport as much as their male counterparts. Timed to coincide with Brazil's hosting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, this absorbing and thrilling collection will help new and seasoned fans understand what football truly represents to the country's people and its culture

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Éditeur
Prestel
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3791348949
ISBN 13 
9783791348940
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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